"hold with the hare and run with the hounds" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-hold with the hare and run with the hounds.ogg Forms: holds with the hare and runs with the hounds [present, singular, third-person], holding with the hare and running with the hounds [participle, present], held with the hare and ran with the hounds [past], held with the hare and run with the hounds [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> with the hare and run<,,ran,run> with the hounds}} hold with the hare and run with the hounds (third-person singular simple present holds with the hare and runs with the hounds, present participle holding with the hare and running with the hounds, simple past held with the hare and ran with the hounds, past participle held with the hare and run with the hounds)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite. Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hold_with_the_hare_and_run_with_the_hounds-en-verb-vPIYDqhd Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (idiomatic, dated) To remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy. Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-hold_with_the_hare_and_run_with_the_hounds-en-verb-HN~B59rR Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 48 52

Inflected forms

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