run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds

run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds
{v. phr.} To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. * /Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds — {v. phr.} To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. * /Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • run\ with\ the\ hare\ and\ hunt\ with\ the\ hounds — • run with the hare and hunt with the hounds • run with the hare and ride with the hounds v. phr. To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • run\ with\ the\ hare\ and\ ride\ with\ the\ hounds — • run with the hare and hunt with the hounds • run with the hare and ride with the hounds v. phr. To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. Critics accused the king of running with the hare and hunting… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • ride — See: ALONG FOR THE RIDE, LET RIDE, RUN WITH HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS, TAKE FOR A RIDE, THUMB A RIDE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • ride — See: ALONG FOR THE RIDE, LET RIDE, RUN WITH HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS, TAKE FOR A RIDE, THUMB A RIDE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hare — See: MAD AS A HATTER or MAD AS A MARCH HARE, RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hare — See: MAD AS A HATTER or MAD AS A MARCH HARE, RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hunt — See: RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hunt — See: RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hound — See: ROCK HOUND, RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WFTH THE HOUNDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

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