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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
you -can't run with- the hare and hunt with- the hounds
IPA
75
Scrabble Score
41
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

You can't have it both ways.

Phrases

have one's cake and eat it too hold with the hare and run with the hounds

Frequently Paired Words

have one's cake and eat it too hold with the hare and run with the hounds

Questions

What does you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds mean?
You can't have it both ways.

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