Usually means: Fail by indecision or compromise.
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  1. fall between two stools: Merriam-Webster
  2. fall between two stools: Collins English Dictionary
  3. fall between two stools: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. fall between two stools: Wiktionary
  5. fall between (the) two stools, fall between two stools: Dictionary.com
  6. fall between (the) two stools: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. fall between two stools: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. fall between two stools: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (fall between two stools)

verb:  (idiomatic, of tasks, issues, problems, items) To fit into neither of two categories and, hence, be neglected or fail.
verb:  (idiomatic) To attempt two roles and fail at both, when either could have been accomplished singly.

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