have a foot in two camp(jiǎo tà liǎng zhī chuán)

have a foot in two camp

It refers to people who are not clear about things and can't make up their mind, or keep a relationship with two different aspects for the sake of opportunism. It is generally used to describe the act of playing with other people's feelings.

Source: Li zhuowu's collection of books in Ming Dynasty: "in the world of Daoism, I like to ride two horses and kick two boats. Chen Mu's new collection of Zeng Guang Liu Biao (Volume 12) in Qing Dynasty: "when a decision is not made, it's all decided by stepping on two boats and falling with the wind Zeng Shaoshan's "smashing the" cage "3:" this time back, it's a change from the first time. I did a little work for us, but I'm still on two boats, watching the limelight. " Chapter 10 of Qin Zhaoyang's advance in the field: "Zhou Shirong came to find him in banghei. Frankly speaking, I admit that I've been doing two things this year. I want to put part of my land into the community first to have a try. " Chapter 3 of Wu Han's biography of Zhu Yuanzhang: "Guozhen, on the one hand, paid tribute to the Western Wu Dynasty, on the other hand, transported grain for the Yuan Dynasty, pedaled two boats and swayed left and right." It is also called "stepping on both sides of the boat". Zhou Libo's "Stormy rain" part 2: "Captain Xiao thinks that this man was originally timid, and what he did was to step on both sides of the boat." example: he is ~, don't be like him. He has red skin and white belly. The sun shines on Sanggan River by Ding Ling

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