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run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To support both sides of an argument.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, idiomatic

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: يقتل القتيل ويمشي في جنازته — support both sides of an argument
  • Bengali: সাপ হয়ে দংশে, ওঝা হয়ে ঝাড়ে (śap hoẏe doṅśe, ōjha hoẏe jhaṛe) — support both sides of an argument
  • Finnish: istua kahdella tuolilla — support both sides of an argument
  • French: manger à tous les râteliers — support both sides of an argument
  • French: ménager la chèvre et le chou — support both sides of an argument
  • German: nach oben buckeln, nach unten treten — support both sides of an argument
  • Polish: Panu Bogu świeczkę i diabłu ogarek — support both sides of an argument
  • Portuguese: agradar a gregos e troianos — support both sides of an argument
  • Russian: сиде́ть на двух сту́льях (sidétʹ na dvux stúlʹjax) — support both sides of an argument
  • Spanish: servir a Dios y al diablo — support both sides of an argument
  • Thai: เหยียบเรือสองแคม (yìap rʉa sɔ̌ɔng kɛɛm) — support both sides of an argument
  • Turkish: tavşana kaç, tazıya tut demek — support both sides of an argument