/Sounds like 'KEH-dar koh-moh el PAIR-ro deh lahs DOS TOHR-tahs'/
To end up with nothing by trying to grasp two things at once. It's said when someone loses everything due to being ambitious or indecisive.
Example
"He wanted both jobs and ended up with nothing."
"Don't be ambitious, don't end up like the dog with two buns."
Regional synonyms:
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/Sounds like 'KEH-dar koh-moh el PAIR-ro deh lahs DOS TOHR-tahs'/
To end up with nothing by trying to grasp two things at once. It's said when someone loses everything due to being ambitious or indecisive.
Example
"He wanted both jobs and ended up with nothing."
"Don't be ambitious, don't end up like the dog with two buns."
Regional synonyms: