Je·kyll and Hyde

Je·kyll and Hyde
/ˈʤɛkələnˈhaıd/ noun [singular]
: someone who is sometimes good and pleasant and sometimes very rude or bad

He's a real Jekyll and Hyde who can become violent without warning.

his Jekyll and Hyde tendencies

◇ This term comes from “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,” a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. In the story, Dr. Jekyll is a scientist who creates a liquid that changes him from a good man to the evil Mr. Hyde when he drinks it.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Jekylland Hyde — Je·kyll and Hyde (jĕkʹəl, jēʹkəl; hīdʹ) n. Informal One who has a dual personality that alternates between phases of good and evil behavior.   [After The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson.] * * * …   Universalium

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