单词 | two sides of the same coin |
释义 | > as lemmastwo sides of the same coin (a) two sides of the same coin and variants: two things, processes, etc., which are closely related or interdependent even though they seem different; two different aspects of the same situation or phenomenon. ΚΠ 1879 Puck (N.Y.) 13 Aug. 363/1 Laughter and tears are but the reverse sides of the same coin. 1923 Amer. Hist. Rev. 28 455 It was necessary to be knighted to be a chevalier, to be a noble. Nobility and knighthood were two sides of the same coin. 1966 Listener 19 May 713/1 The social and psychological pressures are not different things but often just different sides of the same penny. 2005 Time Out N.Y. 25 Apr. 167/2 Book of Love poignantly reminds us that tragedy and personal growth are two sides of the same coin. < as lemmas |
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