two sides of the same coin

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: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing

These problems may seem unrelated but they are really two sides of the same coin.

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Rappers and prizefighters are two sides of the same coin, willing to stand toe-to-toe with an opponent, battling from the bottom to the top, and finding inspiration from larger-than-life figures. —

Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024 And as is also typical of Cassavetes, Love Streams presents love and alcohol as two sides of the same coin: a destabilizing force that utterly undoes anyone under its influence (not unlike Rowlands herself). —

Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024 In past decades, assertive leadership and corruption were often two sides of the same coin. —

Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018 For the perpetually put-upon Rhiannon, victimhood and villainy are two sides of the same coin. —

Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for two sides of the same coin

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