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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get over on (one)
- do (one) dirt(y)
- do dirt
- do someone dirt
- do the dirty on (someone)
- do the dirty on somebody
- do the dirty on someone
- maneuver (one) into (doing something)
- maneuver into
- do (one) wrong