have a foot in both camps
поддерживать каждую из оппозиционных групп, "и нашим, и вашим"
I suspect that the governor had a foot in both camps of opposing parties.
Другие идиомы:
- have feet of clay
- have had its day
- have a mind of its own
- have egg on one's face
- have an ax to grind (with someone)
- have (something) to do with (something)
- have (something) coming out of one's ears
- have eyes only for (someone or something)
- have (someone or something) on one's mind
- have keen wits
- have a cow
- have it made
- have (someone's) number
- regain one's feet
- have butterflies in one's stomach