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running with the hare and hunting with the hounds

running with the hare and hunting with the hounds is the present participle and gerund of run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

Meaning of run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

Verb

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (third-person singular simple present runs with the hare and hunts with the hounds, present participle running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, simple past ran with the hare and hunted with the hounds, past participle run with the hare and hunted with the hounds)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To support both sides of an argument.

Questions about running with the hare and hunting with the hounds

What is running with the hare and hunting with the hounds the present participle and gerund of?
Running with the hare and hunting with the hounds is the present participle and gerund of run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

Words near running with the hare and hunting with the hounds in the dictionary

  1. running W
  2. running water
  3. running wild
  4. running with
  5. running with scissors
  6. running with the hare and hunting with the hounds
  7. running Ws
  8. running-mate
  9. running-mates
  10. running-shoe
  11. running-shoes

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