idiom
play both sides
PLAY BOHTH SYDZ
pleɪ boʊθ saɪdzListen
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Syllable breakdown
playbothsides
Dictionary meaning
pretend to support two opposing parties simultaneously; act in a way that attempts to benefit from both sides of a conflict without committing to either; a strategy of duplicity that is ultimately unsustainable when the conflict reaches a decisive point
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