英语:两面讨好

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

字面意思是:和野兔一起跑，和猎狗一起打猎。

这个习语表示:两面讨好，耍两面派的手法。

如:

I am not going to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

我可不想两面讨好。

One can't  run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

一个人无法做到两全其美.

hound 猎狗

The Hound of the Baskervilles

《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》

a coffee hound 喝咖啡成瘾的人

Reporters hounded the celebrity for an interview.

记者们为了采访这位名人到处跟踪骚扰。