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See: RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS.

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run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds

[run with the hare and hunt (ride) with the hounds] {v. phr.} To appear to support both parties in a conflict; to conduct things in ambiguous ways. * /Critics accused […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

hare

[hare] See: [MAD AS A HATTER] or [MAD AS A MARCH HARE], [RUN WITH THE HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

ride

[ride] See: [ALONG FOR THE RIDE], [LET RIDE], [RUN WITH HARE AND HUNT (RIDE) WITH THE HOUNDS], [TAKE FOR A RIDE], [THUMB A RIDE]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

hunt up

[hunt up] {v.} To find or locate by search. * /When John was in Chicago, he hunted up some old friends./ * /The first thing Fred had to do was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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