"estar entre dos aguas" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Spanish]

Forms: estoy entre dos aguas [first-person, present, singular], estuve entre dos aguas [first-person, preterite, singular], estado entre dos aguas [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “to be between two waters”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to be between two waters}} “to be between two waters”, {{lit|to be between two waters}} Literally, “to be between two waters” Head templates: {{es-verb|estar<> entre dos aguas}} estar entre dos aguas (first-person singular present estoy entre dos aguas, first-person singular preterite estuve entre dos aguas, past participle estado entre dos aguas)
  1. (idiomatic) to be in two minds; be on the fence Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-estar_entre_dos_aguas-es-verb-GyCjVITR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
     
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