By trying to implement both approaches at once, the project kept falling between two stools and produced no usable result.

When the responsibilities of the new committee weren't clearly defined, several important tasks began to fall between two stools.

We watched a lively game of stoolball on the village green last Sunday.

Many apprentices learned stoolmaking at the artisan's studio last summer.

Nobody trusted the stooly at the bar after he started sharing details with the police.

A stoollike wooden seat stood against the wall, worn smooth by decades of use.

We found out the stoolie had been feeding the rival gang information for months.

During the raid, the police discovered that several stoolies had been passing secrets to the rival gang.