Idiom
run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Meaning
To support both sides of an argument.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.”
“He tries to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds by agreeing with both his boss and his coworkers.”
“The politician attempted to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, but his inconsistent stance eventually alienated supporters on both sides of the debate.”
Examples
simple
“You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.”
contextual
“He tries to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds by agreeing with both his boss and his coworkers.”
complex
“The politician attempted to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, but his inconsistent stance eventually alienated supporters on both sides of the debate.”
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