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 lanonyme -
Hello,
to be strict about something means to be rigid about something.
is it said in French to be on horseback between two things? for example, I hear people say to be on horseback between culture and religion.
thank you
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    teebo Posted messages 33585 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   1 797
     
    Hello,
    That means there’s a bit of both, I’m straddling the German and French cultures for example, I have a bit of both, one leg in each so to speak...
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    No, nothing...
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  2. lanonyme
     
    I don't care about your horse or my two months, I want to know what "going back to the flood" means && a flood of words!!
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  3. varfendell Posted messages 3259 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   707
     
    Hello,

    Indeed, to be caught between x and y means to hesitate between x and y.
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    The truth belongs to those who seek it, not to those who claim to possess it.
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    1. BmV Posted messages 43669 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   4 963
       
      Ah no, not "hesitate"!

      Someone who is "caught between x and y" is not necessarily indecisive or anxious about having to choose one side; rather, it's someone who is shaped by the major influences of both, in both good and bad ways. It's someone who is not molded by a specific cultural context but benefits from the contributions of multiple cultures or schools of thought.

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      -=O(_BmV_)O=- "Last year I was still a bit arrogant, but this year I am perfect." (F.Dard)
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