"give with one hand and take away with the other" meaning in English

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      "form": "gives with one hand and takes away with the other",
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    {
      "form": "giving with one hand and taking away with the other",
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      "form": "gave with one hand and took away with the other",
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        "past"
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      "expansion": "give with one hand and take away with the other (third-person singular simple present gives with one hand and takes away with the other, present participle giving with one hand and taking away with the other, simple past gave with one hand and took away with the other, past participle given with one hand and taken away with the other)",
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        {
          "ref": "2021, Edwards v. Vannoy (U.S. Supreme Court No. 19–5807), Justice Kagan dissenting",
          "text": "Taking with one hand what it gave with the other, the Court curtails Ramoss effects by expunging Teagues provision for watershed rules."
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      "glosses": [
        "To help in one way but proceed to harm in another."
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          "harm"
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  "word": "give with one hand and take away with the other"
}

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      "form": "gives with one hand and takes away with the other",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "giving with one hand and taking away with the other",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave with one hand and took away with the other",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "expansion": "give with one hand and take away with the other (third-person singular simple present gives with one hand and takes away with the other, present participle giving with one hand and taking away with the other, simple past gave with one hand and took away with the other, past participle given with one hand and taken away with the other)",
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          "text": "Taking with one hand what it gave with the other, the Court curtails Ramoss effects by expunging Teagues provision for watershed rules."
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        "To help in one way but proceed to harm in another."
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