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holds with the hare and runs with the hounds

holds with the hare and runs with the hounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold with the hare and run with the hounds.

Meaning of hold with the hare and run with the hounds

Verb

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)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) 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.
  2. (dated, idiomatic) 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.

Questions about holds with the hare and runs with the hounds

What is holds with the hare and runs with the hounds the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Holds with the hare and runs with the hounds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hold with the hare and run with the hounds.

Words near holds with the hare and runs with the hounds in the dictionary

  1. holds up a mirror to
  2. holds up as
  3. holds up one's end
  4. holds water
  5. holds with
  6. holds with the hare and runs with the hounds
  7. holdsman
  8. holdsmen
  9. Holdsworth
  10. Holdsworths
  11. holdup

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