a Jekyll and Hyde



a Jekyll and Hyde

someone whose personality has two different parts, one very nice and the other very unpleasant
Usage notes: This phrase comes from the main character in the book The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.
You can't depend on him to be friendly - he's a Jekyll and Hyde.
See also: and, Hyde, Jekyll

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hyder-Arabic
Quirijn-Dutch
Tryphon-Ancient Greek
Vibeke-Danish, Norwegian
HarlandHAHR-ləndEnglish
ErnieUR-neeEnglish