Definition of 虻蜂取らず (あぶはちとらず)

あぶはち

虻蜂取らず

あぶはちとらず

abuhachitorazu

expression
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither, falling between two stools, catching neither the horsefly nor the bee(idiom )
Other readings:
あぶはち取らず【あぶはちとらず】
アブハチ取らず【アブハチとらず】
虻蜂とらず【あぶはちとらず】
Related Kanji
gadfly, horsefly
bee, wasp, hornet
take, fetch, take up