"bera kápuna á báðum öxlum" meaning in Icelandic

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Verb

Etymology: Literally “to bear the coat on both shoulders”. Compare the Latin duābus sellīs sedeō (“I sit on two chairs”). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|duābus sellīs sedeō||I sit on two chairs}} Latin duābus sellīs sedeō (“I sit on two chairs”) Head templates: {{head|is|verb|head=bera kápuna á báðum öxlum}} bera kápuna á báðum öxlum
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to blow hot and cold, to waver, to vacillate, to change one's opinion often Tags: idiomatic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-bera_kápuna_á_báðum_öxlum-is-verb-N25zZYl2 Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header

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