stool

Related to stool: Stool culture, Blood in stool, Black Stool

between two stools, one falls to the ground

If one is caught between two things, they are thus unable to adequately do or accommodate both. Primarily heard in UK. A: "I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, I don't feel like I have enough time to devote either to school or to my job." B: "Well, between two stools, one falls to the ground."
See also: between, fall, ground, one, two

caught between two stools

To be caught or stuck between two things and thus unable to adequately do or accommodate both. Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, without enough time to devote either to school or to my job, I feel like I'm caught between two stools.
See also: between, caught, stool, two

fall between the cracks

To be overlooked, neglected, or ignored, especially due to mismanagement or disarray in the midst of a large or complex situation. In these overcrowded and underfunded public schools, many students end up falling between the cracks. The details of the enforcement of the law seem to have fallen between the cracks during its creation.
See also: between, crack, fall

fall between two stools

To be caught between two things and thus unable to adequately do or accommodate both. Primarily heard in UK. I was excited to start taking night classes after work, but now, without enough time to devote either to school or to my job, I feel like I'm falling between two stools.
See also: between, fall, stool, two

stool on (one)

slang To inform or tattle on one. The accountant was all set to stool on the mob, but they got to him before he made it to the police. Don't stool on your friends, Jack. You've got to have their backs!
See also: on, stool

stool pigeon

An informant, especially a criminal working as a spy for law enforcement officers. Although the criminal agreed to help the police in order to avoid prison time, he was afraid the other gang members would kill him if they discovered he was a stool pigeon.
See also: pigeon, stool

strain at (one's) stool

To be constipated; to be unable or find it difficult to defecate. You mentioned that you've been straining at your stool lately. I'm going to prescribe a mild laxative for now, but you really ought to be eating more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
See also: stool, strain
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

fall between two stools

Fig. to come somewhere between two possibilities and so fail to meet the requirements of either. The material is not suitable for an academic book or for a popular one. It falls between two stools. He tries to be both teacher and friend, but falls between two stools.
See also: between, fall, stool, two

stool (on someone)

Sl. to inform (on someone). Jane would stool on anybody, even her own mother. Somebody stooled and ruined the whole layout.

stool (pigeon)

 and stoolie
an informer. (Originally underworld.) Some stool pigeon spilled the works to the boys in blue. There's nothing I hate worse than a stoolie.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

fall between the cracks

Also, fall through the cracks or between two stools . Be neglected or overlooked; also, not fit either of two alternatives. For example, Please make sure that either our department or yours deals with this account, lest it fall between the cracks , or Trying to be both teacher and parent, she fell between two stools. The variant using stools, with its image of a person falling to the ground between two chairs instead of sitting down on one or the other, was already a proverb in ancient times; in English it was first recorded about 1390.
See also: between, crack, fall

stool pigeon

A decoy or informer, especially a police spy. For example, Watch out for Doug; I'm sure he's a stool pigeon for the supervisor. This term alludes to a bird tied to a stool or similar perch in order to attract other birds, which will then be shot. However, one writer believes that stool is a variant for stale or stall, both nouns used for a decoy bird before 1500 or so. [c. 1820]
See also: pigeon, stool
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

a stool pigeon

OLD-FASHIONED
A stool pigeon is someone who gives secret information to the police. There's nothing the mob hates more than a stool pigeon. Note: This expression is used to express disapproval. Note: This expression comes from the old practice of putting a wooden pigeon on a seat to trick other pigeons.
See also: pigeon, stool

fall between two stools

or

be caught between two stools

mainly BRITISH
If someone or something falls between two stools or is caught between two stools, they are in an unsatisfactory situation because they do not belong to either of two groups, or because they are trying to do two different things at once and are failing at both. Young people on waiting lists for youth training fall between two stools. They can't get unemployment benefit, nor can they get the allowance for the scheme they're waiting to get on. Devo's problem as a band has always been that they are caught between the two stools of art and pop.
See also: between, fall, stool, two
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

fall between two stools

fail to be or to take one of two satisfactory alternatives. British
This phrase comes from the proverb between two stools one falls to the ground , first referred to in English by the medieval writer John Gower in Confessio Amantis ( c .1390 ).
See also: between, fall, stool, two
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

fall between two ˈstools

(British English) not be successful, acceptable, etc. because it is neither one thing nor another: The book falls between two stools. It’s neither a love story nor a crime story.
See also: between, fall, stool, two
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

stool (on someone)

in. to inform (on someone). (To act as a stool (pigeon).) Britney would stool on anybody, even her own mother.
See also: on, someone, stool

stool

verb
See stool on someone

stool (pigeon)

and stoolie (ˈstul ˈpɪdʒən and ˈstuli)
n. an informer. (Originally underworld.) Some stool pigeon spilled the works to the boys in blue. I’m no stoolie!
See also: pigeon, stool

stool

verb
See stool pigeon
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

fall between (the) two stools

To fail because of an inability to reconcile or choose between two courses of action.
See also: between, fall, stool, two

strain at stool

To have difficulty defecating.
See also: stool, strain
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • between two stools, one falls to the ground
  • fall between two stools
  • caught between two stools
  • buzzkill
  • a buzz kill
  • juggle around
  • like a dog with two tails
  • be like a dog with two tails
  • manage with
  • manage with (someone or something)
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