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To support both sides of an argument.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
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Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
يقتل القتيل ويمشي في جنازته
— support both sides of an argument
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Bengali:
সাপ হয়ে দংশে, ওঝা হয়ে ঝাড়ে
(śap hoẏe doṅśe, ōjha hoẏe jhaṛe)
— support both sides of an argument
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Finnish:
istua kahdella tuolilla
— support both sides of an argument
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French:
manger à tous les râteliers
— support both sides of an argument
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French:
ménager la chèvre et le chou
— support both sides of an argument
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German:
nach oben buckeln, nach unten treten
— support both sides of an argument
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Polish:
Panu Bogu świeczkę i diabłu ogarek
— support both sides of an argument
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Portuguese:
agradar a gregos e troianos
— support both sides of an argument
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Russian:
сиде́ть на двух сту́льях
(sidétʹ na dvux stúlʹjax)
— support both sides of an argument
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Spanish:
servir a Dios y al diablo
— support both sides of an argument
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Thai:
เหยียบเรือสองแคม
(yìap rʉa sɔ̌ɔng kɛɛm)
— support both sides of an argument
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Turkish:
tavşana kaç, tazıya tut demek
— support both sides of an argument