Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase:
يكى به ميخ يكى به نعل زدن
English translation:
To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
Added to glossary by
Ehsan Alipour
Sep 5, 2013 08:36
10 yrs ago
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Persian (Farsi) term
يكى به ميخ يكى به نعل زدن
Persian (Farsi) to English
Science
Livestock / Animal Husbandry
Genetics
آيا اين عبارت معادل مناسب و كار بردى در زبان انگليسى دارد؟
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | To run with the hare and hunt with the hounds |
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Apr 22, 2014 09:23: Ehsan Alipour Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Ehsan Alipour
Native in Persian (Farsi)
In Constant Quest to Exceed Expectations
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: Iranian (standard)) 
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, Azerbaijani to English
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Discussion
TheFreeDictionary:
to support both sides of a dispute; to support two competing sides in an argument.
Example: In our office politics, Sally always tries to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, telling both the clerical workers and the management that she thinks they should prevail.