Meaning of 秤にかける in Japanese

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Definition of 秤にかける

はかりにかける(hakarinikakeru) 【秤にかける ·計りにかける】

てんびんにかける(tenbinnikakeru) 【天秤に掛ける ·天秤にかける】

(exp, v1) to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools →Related words: 両天秤を掛ける

りょうてんびんにかける(ryoutenbinnikakeru) 【両天秤に掛ける ·両天秤にかける】

(exp, v1) to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools →Related words: 両天秤を掛ける
両天びんにかけようたってそうはいきませんよ。
You can't have it both ways.