double-edged sword in Persian
شمشیر دو لبه šamšir-e do labe
double-edged sword in Persian: شمشیر دو لبه (šamšir-e do labe). 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.
Persian words for double-edged sword
- idiomatic
- شمشیر دو لبه šamšir-e do labe
English meaning of double-edged sword
- noun A benefit that is also a liability, especially a benefit that carries some significant but not-so-obvious cost or risk.
- noun A neutral principle that has applications that may be either positive (beneficial) or negative (adverse) to one's own interests.
- noun Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 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.
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Questions about double-edged sword in Persian
- What is the meaning of double-edged sword in Persian?
- Double-edged sword in Persian is شمشیر دو لبه (šamšir-e do labe).
- معنی double-edged sword چیست؟
- Double-edged sword: شمشیر دو لبه (šamšir-e do labe).
- 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.
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