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One cannot be in two places at once

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One cannot be in two places at once.

Prov. You cannot be in more than one place or do more than one thing at the same time. Child: Mom! Mom! Come help me wash my hair! Mother: Just a minute! I'm putting clean sheets on your bed right now, and I can't be in two places at once.

See also: cannot, once, one, place, two