Usually means: Cannot satisfy conflicting obligations simultaneously.
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  1. serve two masters: Merriam-Webster
  2. serve two masters: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. serve two masters: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (serve two masters)

verb:  (idiomatic) To take orders from two superiors or two conflicting parties.

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