He carries fire in one hand and water in the other
В одной руке несет огонь, а в другой воду.
У него правая рука не ведает, что творит левая.
Другие пословицы:
- The scalded dog fears cold water
- The fat is in the fire
- Too much water drowned the miller
- Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us
- To add fuel (oil) to the fire (flames)
- Still waters run deep
- Soft fire makes sweet malt
- It is good fishing in troubled waters
- To build a fire under oneself
- One fire drives out another
- Out of the frying-pan into the fire
- To love somebody (something) as the devil loves holy water
- To pour water into a sieve
- Blood is thicker than water
- He will never set the Thames on fire