Idiom
hold with the hare and run with the hounds
Meaning
To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You cannot hold with the hare and run with the hounds.”
“He criticizes his boss for being unfair, yet he treats his own employees the same way; he is holding with the hare and running with the hounds.”
“The politician publicly condemned the corrupt practices of the industry while privately accepting their donations, effectively holding with the hare and running with the hounds.”
Examples
simple
“You cannot hold with the hare and run with the hounds.”
contextual
“He criticizes his boss for being unfair, yet he treats his own employees the same way; he is holding with the hare and running with the hounds.”
complex
“The politician publicly condemned the corrupt practices of the industry while privately accepting their donations, effectively holding with the hare and running with the hounds.”
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