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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nikodem	nee-KAW-dem	Polish
Courtney	['kɔrtnl]
BẢO	-	Vietnamese
Walton	WAWL-tən	English
Shiro	shee-ṙo:	Japanese
Heinrich	HIEN-rikh (German)	German, Ancient Germanic