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
Sabela	sa-BEL-a	Galician
Adelina	ah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Melchior	MEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English)	Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Cardea	-	Roman Mythology
Immaculada	-	Catalan
Rikuto	ṙee-koo-to	Japanese