serve two masters
verbEtymology From Matthew 6:24 in the Bible.
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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:
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- you cannot serve God and Mammon