Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a foot in both camps

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
have a -foot in both- -camps
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be part of two opposite sides.

Inflected Forms

has a foot in both camps (present, singular) having a foot in both camps (participle, present) had a foot in both camps (participle, past) had a foot in both camps (past)

Phrases

double agent fall between two stools run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Frequently Paired Words

double agent fall between two stools run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Questions

What does have a foot in both camps mean?
To be part of two opposite sides.

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