Meaning:To satisfy both parties involved, both opposing sides. (usu.said in situations when a person is trying to please two people orparties with different interests or views).
to hold with the hare and run with the hounds;
to eat one’s cake and have it.
to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.
Il fait avoir deux cordes à son arc.
Il fait savoir jouer sur plusieurs cordes
On a pu ménager la chèvre et le chou.
И волки сыты и овцы целы.
Коза сыта и капуста цела.
Два угодья: и сыт, и пьян.
И нашим и вашим.
Die Ziege ist satt und der Kohl unberührt.
Man kann nicht Speck haben und das Schwein behalten.
Ne şiş yansın ne kebap.