Idiom of the day :- Blow hot and cold

Usage, examples and definition of the Idiom :-

Continually change one’s mind about something/someone A : I can’t understand it. First my wife says she wants to go to Paris with me and then she doesn’t. Why do you think she’s blowing hot and cold ? B : Well it’s a lovely romantic idea to take her there but perhaps she’s worried that it will cost you a lot of money — hotels, air tickets, restaurants … you know. A : No, it can’t be that. She’ll be paying for everything ! This expression originates from one of the famous fable written by the ancient Greek author, Aesop. The story is about a man who meets a demon in a wood. The man blows on his hands to warm them and so the demon invites him home and gives him a bowl of hot soup. When the man starts blowing on his soup to cool it the demon is terrified and throws him out of the house. The reason is that he is frightened of anything which can blow hot and cold from the same mouth !