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double-edged sword
[ duhb-uhl-ejd sawrd ]
noun
- a sword whose blade has two cutting edges:
This game character wields a wide double-edged sword to slice an enemy in two, armor and all, with brute strength.
- something whose desirable effects are necessarily accompanied by undesirable ones:
Studying from home is a double-edged sword—you can roll out of bed at 10 a.m. and attend class in your pajamas, but you can skip class with equal ease.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of double-edged sword1
Example Sentences
Resnick, 72, sees her age as a double-edged sword when it comes to comedy.
Although the actor says he enjoys creating the footage, he also admitted it’s become “a little bit of a double-edged sword.”
"It's a bit of a double-edged sword because we have a number of people who have finally secured employment with Sizewell C, so they are now on good pay," he says.
Knight's steady, reassuring presence at the helm has been a double-edged sword, and the management's lack of succession planning is now coming back to haunt them at a very tricky time.
“It’s been a double-edged sword. We took a huge hit there,” he said.
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