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having a foot in both camps

having a foot in both camps is the present participle and gerund of have a foot in both camps.

Meaning of have a foot in both camps

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.

Questions about having a foot in both camps

What is having a foot in both camps the present participle and gerund of?
Having a foot in both camps is the present participle and gerund of have a foot in both camps.

Words near having a foot in both camps in the dictionary

  1. having a dog in the fight
  2. having a fable for
  3. having a face on
  4. having a few too many
  5. having a fit
  6. having a foot in both camps
  7. having a gas
  8. having a go
  9. having a good mind to
  10. having a good one
  11. having a good time

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