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Jekyll And Hyde

/dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/

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What does Jekyll And Hyde mean?

noun

  1. Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").

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/dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/

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/dʒiːkəl ænd haɪd/

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The wildebeeste is the Jekyll and Hyde of the animal kingdom.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378
All the Jekyll and Hyde and even Ballantrae conceptions came out of that--and what is more, he always mixed his own soul with the other soul, and could not help doing so.
Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) JappRobert Louis Stevenson: A Record, an Estimate, and a MemorialProject Gutenberg ebook #590
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At the same time, with that strange contradiction inherent in human nature, the Jekyll and Hyde elements which, in varying degree, are present in all men and women, the Widow Gras had a genuine love for her young sister.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446