double-edged sword in Arabic

Arabic words for double-edged sword

idiomatic

سَيْفٌ ذُو حَدَّيْنِ sayfun ḏū ḥaddayni

English meaning of double-edged sword

1. noun A benefit that is also a liability, especially a benefit that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.
2. noun A neutral principle that has applications that may be either positive (beneficial) or negative (adverse) to one's own interests.
3. noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double-edged, sword.

Full definition of double-edged sword

double-edged sword in a sentence

• The unintended ambiguity of the phrase was a double-edged sword: it spurred litigation but it also ended up shielding good-faith actors.

Synonyms of double-edged sword

• dual-edged sword
• two-edged sword

double-edged sword in other languages

• double-edged sword in Hindi
• double-edged sword in Tamil
• double-edged sword in Urdu
• double-edged sword in Malay
• double-edged sword in Indonesian
• double-edged sword in Persian
• double-edged sword in Thai

Questions about double-edged sword in Arabic

What is the meaning of double-edged sword in Arabic?

Double-edged sword in Arabic is سَيْفٌ ذُو حَدَّيْنِ (sayfun ḏū ḥaddayni).

ما معنى كلمة double-edged sword؟

Double-edged sword: سَيْفٌ ذُو حَدَّيْنِ (sayfun ḏū ḥaddayni).

What does double-edged sword mean in English?

Double-edged sword means a benefit that is also a liability, especially a benefit that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.