ふたまたごうやく

ふたまたごうやく【二股膏薬】

〔行為〕 double-dealing; 〔人〕 a double-dealer; an opportunist.

～の double-dealing.

●二股膏薬をやる hedge one's bets; play both sides. [＝二股をかける ⇒ふたまた 2]

●彼は二股膏薬だ. He's a double-dealer. | He plays both sides against the middle.