hover between

hover between (something) and (something else)

1. Physically, to float or be suspended between two things. The plane hovered between the two runways before it got cleared to make a landing.
2. By extension, to struggle to decide between several options. If she's hovering between those two schools, well, she'll get a great education either way.
See also: and, between, hover
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hover between something (and something else)

 
1. Lit. to float or hang between things. The helicopter hovered between the buildings and lowered a rescue chair. The hummingbird hovered between the blossoms, sipping from one and then the other.
2. Fig. to waver between choosing one thing and another. I hovered between chocolate and vanilla. Uncle Jed hovered between life and death for days.
See also: between, hover
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • join together
  • fit together
  • come together
  • chalk and cheese
  • battle of the giants
  • cling together
  • two for two
  • between two fires
  • at each other's throats
  • be at each other's throats
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