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
Chrissy	KRIS-ee	English
Odovacar	o-do-VAY-kər (English)	Ancient Germanic
Philbert	-	French (Rare)
Illarion	-	Russian
Guy	GIE (English), GEE (French)	English, French
Reetta	RE:T-tah	Finnish