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have a foot in both camps

have a foot in both camps verb: to be part of two opposite sides.

Verb

have a foot in both camps (third-person singular simple present has a foot in both camps, present participle having a foot in both camps, simple past and past participle had a foot in both camps)

  1. (figuratively) To be part of two opposite sides.

have a foot in both camps meaning in Tamil

have a foot in both camps in Tamil

Translations
ஆற்றில் ஒரு கால் சேற்றில் ஒரு கால் வை āṟṟil oru kāl cēṟṟil oru kāl vai

Forms of have a foot in both camps

third-person singular presenthas a foot in both camps
present participlehaving a foot in both camps
past participlehad a foot in both camps
pasthad a foot in both camps

Questions about have a foot in both camps

What does have a foot in both camps mean?
Have a foot in both camps means to be part of two opposite sides.
What is have a foot in both camps in Tamil?
Have a foot in both camps in Tamil is ஆற்றில் ஒரு கால் சேற்றில் ஒரு கால் வை (āṟṟil oru kāl cēṟṟil oru kāl vai). See Have a foot in both camps meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is have a foot in both camps?
Have a foot in both camps is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a foot in both camps?
The past tense of have a foot in both camps is had a foot in both camps.

Words near have a foot in both camps in the dictionary

  1. have a few
  2. have a few too many
  3. have a fine finger
  4. have a finger in
  5. have a fit
  6. have a foot in both camps
  7. have a foot in the door
  8. have a gas
  9. have a go
  10. have a good mind to
  11. have a good one

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