"a bob each way" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1965, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives, page 577",
          "text": "Of course the member for St. Albans says, both. He likes to have a bob each way, which is in keeping with the statement he made the other day in this debate.",
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        "A situation of hedging one's bets, refusing to commit to either side of a question."
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        "(colloquial, UK, Australia, New Zealand) A situation of hedging one's bets, refusing to commit to either side of a question."
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        {
          "word": "six of one, half a dozen of the other"
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          "word": "two bob each way"
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