ride two horses at the same time

To do (or attempt to do) two or more things simultaneously, often when those things conflict or are at odds with one another. The prime minister is clearly riding two horses at the same time—trying to fulfill his promises to the public to lower taxes, while also trying to find the money to help the country's struggling economy. When I was a younger actor, I was constantly riding two horses at the same time, taking on as many roles as I could—even if they overlapped.

ride two horses at the same time

ride two horses at once

BRITISH, JOURNALISM

If someone rides two horses at the same time or rides two horses at once, they try to do two things that cannot happen or be done at the same time. Above all, do not think you can ride two horses at the same time. You are either in business or you are a minister. You cannot be both. In trying to be friends with both sides, Britain was attempting to ride two horses at once.

词组	ride two horses at the same time
释义	ride two horses at the same time ride two horses at the same time To do (or attempt to do) two or more things simultaneously, often when those things conflict or are at odds with one another. The prime minister is clearly riding two horses at the same time—trying to fulfill his promises to the public to lower taxes, while also trying to find the money to help the country's struggling economy. When I was a younger actor, I was constantly riding two horses at the same time, taking on as many roles as I could—even if they overlapped. See also: horse, ride, same, time, two Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. ride two horses at the same time or ride two horses at once BRITISH, JOURNALISM If someone rides two horses at the same time or rides two horses at once, they try to do two things that cannot happen or be done at the same time. Above all, do not think you can ride two horses at the same time. You are either in business or you are a minister. You cannot be both. In trying to be friends with both sides, Britain was attempting to ride two horses at once. See also: horse, ride, same, time, two Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. See also: ride two horses at once graft being a ton of (people or things) that's (just) how it goes that's (just) the way it goes that's (just) the way it is that's (just) the way it plays That's the way it goes the way it plays References in periodicals archive She said: "We were trying to ride two horses at the same time and got thrown off. SNP gains in Euro election; Success in the region as Labour flop Apparently, it took the American administration a long time to figure out how to ride two horses at the same time. It remains to be seen how the United States is going to translate its pledges into policies and actions on the ground. An American 'ironclad' commitment There's talk of how he's a busted flush, a town-council leader, a man who is trying to ride two horses at the same time. Ron Mackenna Column: Nasty rumours are flying about Jack's troubles "Blair is trying to ride two horses at the same time, that is the CBI and the TUC. Redwood and Purchase row over unions
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