English Dictionary

hold with the hare and run with the hounds

動詞

古風 慣用表現

(idiomatic, dated) To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.

日本語の意味

（他人の行動を批判しながらも自分は同じ行動をしている）偽善的な態度を示す。 / ある行動や振る舞いに反対を示しながら、実際はその行動を行う矛盾した行動を意味する。

He tends to hold with the hare and run with the hounds, publicly condemning the protests while secretly joining them.

彼は抗議行動に反対しているふりをしながら、こっそり参加する傾向がある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, dated) To oppose an action or behavior and yet engage in the same action or behavior; to be a hypocrite.

Well, if you ask me, Pastor Hawkins is trying to hold with the hare and run with the hounds by opposing casino gambling when his church operates a bingo game every Thursday night.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, dated) To remain neutral by attempting to placate two factions or both sides of a controversy.

Julianna needs to be careful if she keeps holding with the hare and running with the hounds; she might wind up making enemies of both labor and management.

holds with the hare and runs with the hounds （ present singular third-person ）

holding with the hare and running with the hounds （ participle present ）

held with the hare and ran with the hounds （ past ）

held with the hare and run with the hounds （ participle past ）