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two sides of the same coin

two sides of the same coin noun: two aspects of the same thing.

Noun

two sides of the same coin pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Two aspects of the same thing.
    • Low income and poor health are two sides of the same coin.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Two things that superficially appear to be opposites but are fundamentally similar.
    • Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant?
      Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin.
      Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No...2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime

two sides of the same coin meaning in Arabic

two sides of the same coin in Arabic

Translations
وَجْهَانِ لِعُمْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ wajhāni liʕumlatin wāḥidatin

Synonyms of two sides of the same coin

Questions about two sides of the same coin

What does two sides of the same coin mean?
Two sides of the same coin means two aspects of the same thing.
What is two sides of the same coin in Arabic?
Two sides of the same coin in Arabic is وَجْهَانِ لِعُمْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ (wajhāni liʕumlatin wāḥidatin). See Two sides of the same coin meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is two sides of the same coin?
Two sides of the same coin is a noun.

Words near two sides of the same coin in the dictionary

  1. two set
  2. two sets
  3. two shot
  4. two shots
  5. Two Sicilies
  6. two sides of the same coin
  7. two slips of latinum
  8. two solitudes
  9. two spirit
  10. two spirits
  11. two steps ahead

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