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
Aapeli	AH:-pe-lee	Finnish
Zara (2)	-	Bulgarian
Filbert	-	Eastern African
Ekwueme	-	Western African, Igbo
Clodovicus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Herron	['herən]