hold with the hare and run with the hounds (English, verb)
expansion: 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)
Senses:
glosses: To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.
tags: dated
idiomatic
glosses: To remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.
tags: dated
idiomatic
Forms:
form: holds with the hare and runs with the hounds
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: holding with the hare and running with the hounds
tags: participle
present
form: held with the hare and ran with the hounds
tags: past
form: held with the hare and run with the hounds
tags: participle
past