"ஆற்றில் ஒரு கால் சேற்றில் ஒரு கால்" meaning in Tamil

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Phrase

IPA: /aːrːɪl ɔɾʊ kaːl t͡ɕeːrːɪl ɔɾʊ kaːl/, [aːtrɪl ɔɾɯ kaːl seːtrɪl ɔɾɯ kaːl] Forms: āṟṟil oru kāl cēṟṟil oru kāl [romanization], ஆத்துல ஒரு கால் சேத்துல ஒரு கால் [alternative, Tamil, colloquial]
Head templates: {{head|ta|phrase}} ஆற்றில் ஒரு கால் சேற்றில் ஒரு கால் • (āṟṟil oru kāl cēṟṟil oru kāl)
  1. (idiomatic) having a foot in both camps (engaged in two activities at the same time, hence unable to commit oneself to either wholly) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ஆற்றில்_ஒரு_கால்_சேற்றில்_ஒரு_கால்-ta-phrase-R-Y4cf-e Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. (literally) one foot in the river and one in the mud Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-ஆற்றில்_ஒரு_கால்_சேற்றில்_ஒரு_கால்-ta-phrase-WkpPcZ8r Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ஆற்றில் ஒரு கால் சேற்றில் ஒரு கால் வை (āṟṟil oru kāl cēṟṟil oru kāl vai)
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      "roman": "āṟṟil oru kāl cēṟṟil oru kāl vai",
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      "form": "āṟṟil oru kāl cēṟṟil oru kāl",
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    },
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      "form": "ஆத்துல ஒரு கால் சேத்துல ஒரு கால்",
      "roman": "āttula oru kāl cēttula oru kāl",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[aːtrɪl ɔɾɯ kaːl seːtrɪl ɔɾɯ kaːl]"
    }
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      "form": "ஆத்துல ஒரு கால் சேத்துல ஒரு கால்",
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        "having a foot in both camps (engaged in two activities at the same time, hence unable to commit oneself to either wholly)"
      ],
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          "having a foot in both camps",
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      "ipa": "/aːrːɪl ɔɾʊ kaːl t͡ɕeːrːɪl ɔɾʊ kaːl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aːtrɪl ɔɾɯ kaːl seːtrɪl ɔɾɯ kaːl]"
    }
  ],
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