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| every medal has its reverse (anahet); two-edged sword (Belka Adams); a double-edged weapon; this sword cuts both ways (Inchionette); two-edged weapon; a two-way street (Wif); double-edged sword | |||
| double-edged sword (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
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dilemma (face a tough dilemma ART Vancouver); mixed blessing (askandy); two-edge sword (Abrosimova); swings and roundabouts (брит, австрал. katonchik); on the horns of a dilemma (to be ~ Баян); doubled-edged sword (This is a doubled-edged sword. — Это палка о двух концах.  singularityhub.com Alex_Odeychuk) | |||
| double-edged (yahoo.com amorgen) | |||
| it cuts both ways; every stick has two ends | |||
| double edged sword | |||
| палка о двух концах: 10 phrases in 5 subjects |
| General | 5 |
| Idiomatic | 2 |
| Literature | 1 |
| Makarov | 1 |
| Politics | 1 |