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Idiom

Double-edged sword.

If someone uses an argument that could both help them and harm them, then they are using a double-edged sword sword; it cuts both ways.

Dictionary

double-edged swords

noun

Plural of double-edged sword

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And then the wives: double-edged swords.

"That's one of those double-edged swords," Murray said.

Sex and beauty are double-edged swords for women like Christine.

Some of the demographic trends praised in the report could turn out to be double-edged swords.

"Like Prometheus' gift of fire, technological advances are usually double-edged swords," said Mr. Roy, the Connecticut legislator.

Depends on how much you like double-edged swords, roller coaster rides and clouds with silver linings.

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That could be a double-edged sword.

Oil can be a double-edged sword.

"Yes, it's a double-edged sword.

"It's a double-edged sword.

The imagination is a double-edged sword.

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