carry fire in one hand and water in the other



carry fire in one hand and water in the other

To be duplicitous. To deceive. I think Kim carries fire in one hand and water in the other—she's nice to my face, but I've heard her talking about me behind my back!
See also: and, carry, fire, hand, one, other, water

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Polyhymnia-Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Cathleen['kæθli:n]
Roxanarahk-SAN-ə (English), rok-SAHN-ah (Spanish)English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Alessandroahl-e-SAHN-droItalian
Murrough-Irish
RomÁNa-Hungarian