be in two minds
Related to be in two minds: give a piece of mind
be in two minds
To experience indecision and/or conflicting emotions. I am in two minds about whether or not to go to the party tonight. I'm sure it will be fun, but I have a lot of work to do too. The committee is currently in two minds about a suitable punishment, but hopefully they will reach a decision in the morning.
See also: mind, two
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be in (or of) two minds
be unable to decide between alternatives.See also: mind, two
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
be in two ˈminds about something/about doing something
(British English) (American English be of two ˈminds about something/about doing something) be unable to decide about something: I was in two minds about leaving London; my friends were there, but at the same time I really wanted to work abroad.See also: mind, something, two
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
be of/in two minds, to
To be unable to decide, to be in doubt. This turn of phrase goes back to the early sixteenth century, although the number two was not fixed. Jehan Palsgrave wrote (1530), “I am of dyverse myndes,” and in the eighteenth century several writers came up with as many as twenty minds. Dickens used both—“I was in twenty minds at once” (David Copperfield) and “. . . was in two minds about fighting or accepting a pardon” (A Child’s History of England).
See also: of, two
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- be in two minds about something/about doing something
- be of two minds
- be of/in two minds, to
- of two minds, be
- come off the fence
- pull (one) off the fence
- mixed emotions
- have mixed feelings
- have mixed feelings (about something)
- to (do something) or not to (do something)(, that is the question)