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1 быть двуличным
1) General subject: cry with one eye and laugh with the other2) Makarov: have two faces, have two faces under one hood, hear two faces under one hood, carry two faces under one hood, cry with one eye and laugh with the other (букв.: плакать одним глазом но смеяться другим) -
2 быть двусмысленным
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть двусмысленным
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3 быть лицемерным
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4 и нашим и вашим
неодобр.try to please both sides; cf. be on both sides of the fence; carry water on both shoulders; hide two faces under one hood; run with the hare and hunt with the hounds; play Janus- Да, ему трудно, - сказала Лена. Отец поднял взгляд, блеснувший сухо и жёстко. - А это удел каждого, кто пытается угодить и нашим и вашим. - Погоди, папа, - проговорила Лена глухо и отчуждённо. - Я не понимаю, о чём ты. Как это нашим и вашим? - Ну тем, кто был за и кто против. (С. Герасимов, У озера) — 'Yes, it isn't easy,' said Lena. Her father raised eyes that held a hard glitter. 'That's always the way when you try to please both sides.' 'But dad, wait a moment,' said Lena with a muted hostility, 'I don't understand - what do you mean by both sides?' 'Some were for, others against.'
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и нашим и вашим
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