ménager la chèvre et le chou

Etymology
Literally, “to go easy both on the goat and the cabbage”, two goals that are contradictory since goats eat cabbage. Compare 🇨🇬. A similar opposition between goat and cabbage is also found in 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds; to keep both parties sweet; to tread a fine line