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Jekyll and Hyde

[jek-uhl, jee-kuhl] / ˈdʒɛk əl, ˈdʒi kəl /
NOUN
dual personality
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Brighton are a real Jekyll and Hyde side at the moment, but I always feel they will do well at home - they have only lost once there this season.

From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025

After watching Rangers' Jekyll and Hyde performances as a pundit and club ambassador all season, Ferguson has now witnessed them from pitchside.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025

But it’s the Jekyll and Hyde manner those shots have been compiled — something McCann alluded to — that’s been perplexing in its inconsistency.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023

It’s a durable trope that’s worked from Jekyll and Hyde to Kirk and Khan, but Heller is less invested in identifying winners and losers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Gradually, however, like Jekyll and Hyde, one personality began to predominate.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane


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