"siedzieć na dwóch stołkach" meaning in Polish

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɕɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ na dvux ˈstɔw.kax/
Rhymes: -ɔwkax Etymology: Literally, “to sit on two stools”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to sit on two stools}} “to sit on two stools”, {{lit|to sit on two stools}} Literally, “to sit on two stools” Head templates: {{pl-verb|impf|head=siedzieć na dwóch stołkach}} siedzieć na dwóch stołkach impf Inflection templates: {{pl-conj-see|siedzieć}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to work two jobs or positions Tags: idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive
    Sense id: en-siedzieć_na_dwóch_stołkach-pl-verb-9mT-yEc6 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to play both sides against the middle Tags: idiomatic, imperfective, intransitive
    Sense id: en-siedzieć_na_dwóch_stołkach-pl-verb-ODtyi9Vr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Polish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Polish entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: siedzieć jednym tyłkiem na dwóch stołkach

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈɕɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ na dvux ˈstɔw.kax/"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɕɛ.d͡ʑɛt͡ɕ na dvux ˈstɔw.kax/"
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    {
      "word": "siedzieć jednym tyłkiem na dwóch stołkach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "siedzieć na dwóch stołkach"
}

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