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served two masters

served two masters is the simple past and past participle of serve two masters.

Meaning of serve two masters

Verb

serve two masters (third-person singular simple present serves two masters, present participle serving two masters, simple past and past participle served two masters)

  1. (idiomatic) To take orders from two superiors or two conflicting parties.
    • 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).2017 September 1, “Paisley faltered in bid to serve two masters”, in Belfast Telegraph

Questions about served two masters

What is served two masters the simple past and past participle of?
Served two masters is the simple past and past participle of serve two masters.

Words near served two masters in the dictionary

  1. served someone right
  2. served someone with the same sauce
  3. served the time
  4. served the turn
  5. served time
  6. served two masters
  7. served up
  8. served with the colors
  9. served with the colours
  10. servedst
  11. servee

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