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double edged swordstresses
slang палка о двух концах
double-edged sword
gen. дилемма (scrooblk); палка о двух концах; обоюдоострый меч (Alexander Matytsin); обоюдоострый клинок (Val_Ships); спорный вопрос (scrooblk)
fig. палка о двух концах (To summarize, using money to motivate people can be a double-edged sword. For tasks that require cognitive ability, low to moderate performance-based incentives can help. But when the incentive level is very high, it can command too much attention and thereby distract the person's mind with thoughts about the reward.

Dan Ariely

The Upside of irrationality

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idiom. и хорошо и плохо одновременно (Living in Vancouver is a double-edged sword. It is a beautiful city, but it is so expensive! Val_Ships); и то, и другое (это как посмотреть; McCain’s campaign of mockery may be a double-edged sword. Val_Ships)