hare (redirected from runs with the hare and hunt with the hounds)

be as mad as a March hare (old-fashioned)

to be crazy. This woman was dancing in the road and singing very loudly - I thought she was mad as a March hare.

See also: mad, march

run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (old-fashioned)

to support two competing sides in an argument. You've got to decide where you stand on this issue. You can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds.

See also: hunt, run