English Dictionary

serve two masters

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To take orders from two superiors or two conflicting parties.

日本語の意味

二人の上司や対立する二者の命令を同時に受けること、または相反する指示に従うこと

She couldn't serve two masters when their demands clashed, so she resigned from one position.

要求が対立する時に二人の上司に従うことはできなかったので、彼女は一方の職を辞めた。

意味（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).

serves two masters （ present singular third-person ）

serving two masters （ participle present ）

served two masters （ participle past ）

served two masters （ past ）