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Jekyll and Hyde
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Jekyll-and-Hyde
English
Alternative forms
en Jekyll-and-Hyde
en Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Etymology
From Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Pronunciation
en /dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/
en /dʒiːkəl ænd haɪd/ original pronunciation, now rare
Noun
Jekylls and Hydes s
Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").
1944, United Air Lines, Inc, Before the Civil Aeronautics Board: Briefs, Exhibits, etc. (page 28)
The public will be better off if United and Western are true competitors, instead of a pair of Jekylls and Hydes.
en H2Ogate Blues Winter in America w:Gil Scott-Heron 1974 America! / The international Jekyll and Hyde / The land of a thousand disguises / Sneaks up on you but rarely surprises
en 1977 Dark Shroud of the Past! w:Uncanny X-Men 106 31 Charles Xavier: That was my… Evil self, X-Men. The Charles Xavier who would use his powers for personal gain and conquest--The Mr Hyde to my Dr Jekyll.
en 1989 Super DuckTales Part 3: Full Metal Duck 3 8 w:DuckTales GizmoDuck: Excuse me! Just a little case of Jekyll and Hyde, that's all!
en 2011 Mark Ryan Geometry Essentials For Dummies http://books.google.com.br/books?id=Y97T3uCM53AC&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false 9781118095799 5 John Wiley & Sons Studying geometry is sort of a Dr. Jekyll-and-Mr. Hyde thing. You have the ordinary geometry of shapes (the Dr. Jekyll part) and the strange world of geometry proofs (the Mr. Hyde part).
See also
en Janus
en allusions coordinated pairs eponyms
en People Psychology