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单词 serve two masters
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serve two masters

Take orders from two superiors or follow two conflicting or opposing principles or policies at the same time: it is never easy to serve two masters...
  • But that's exactly what's happening because of a gargantuan conflict of interest: The giant mutual funds are serving two masters.
  • It is law layered with politics, which, as a lawyer, I can tell you is the worst kind of fact situation you can find, because you end up serving two masters and it's almost an impossible situation.
  • You have to serve two masters: the president of the United States, and you also try to help the Washington press corps do its job.
With biblical allusion to Matt. 6:24
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