両りょう天てん秤びん

noun

two alternatives; hedging one's bets

Refers to trying to keep two options open at once, often with a nuance of indecision or opportunism. Commonly used in the phrase 両天秤にかける (to weigh two alternatives).

• 彼かれは二ふたつの仕し事ごとのオファーを両りょう天てん秤びんにかけている。

  He is weighing two job offers against each other.

• 両りょう天てん秤びんをかけるのはやめて、どちらか一ひとつに決きめなさい。

  Stop trying to keep both options open and decide on one.