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run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
run with- the hare and hunt with- the hounds
IPA
63
Scrabble Score
34
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To support both sides of an argument.

Inflected Forms

runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds (present, singular) running with the hare and hunting with the hounds (participle, present) ran with the hare and hunted with the hounds (past) run with the hare and hunted with the hounds (participle, past)

Phrases

butter one's bread on both sides have one's cake and eat it too judge, jury and executioner devil's advocate

Frequently Paired Words

butter one's bread on both sides have one's cake and eat it too judge, jury and executioner devil's advocate

Questions

What does run with the hare and hunt with the hounds mean?
To support both sides of an argument.

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