serve two masters

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To take orders from two superiors or two conflicting parties. idiomatic
    — I suspect that Mr Paisley would have been familiar with the biblical quotation: "No man can serve two masters - you cannot serve God and Mammon" (Matthew 6 v 24).

词形变化

serves two masters present,singular,third-person serving two masters participle,present served two masters participle,past served two masters past

词源

From Matthew 6:24 in the Bible.
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