It's a two-edged sword.
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Two-edged
Synonyms for "two-edged" (8 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- двуостър adj (having two cutting edges)
- двусмислен adj (having two meanings or interpretations)
Danish
1 entries- tveægget adj (having two cutting edges)
Esperanto
1 entries- ambaŭtranĉa adj (having two cutting edges)
Irish
1 entries- défhaobhrach adj (having two cutting edges)
Manx
1 entries- daa foyr adj (having two cutting edges)
Māori
1 entries- huarua adj (having two cutting edges)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- tveegget adj (having two cutting edges)
Polish
4 entries- dwusieczny adj (having two cutting edges)
- dwusieczny adj (having two meanings or interpretations)
- obosieczny adj (having two cutting edges)
- obosieczny adj (having two meanings or interpretations)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- dà-fhaobhair adj (having two cutting edges)
- dà-fhaobhrach adj (having two cutting edges)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The little mermaid drank the burning, stinging draught, and it was like a sharp two-edged sword running through her tender frame.
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Then there's that term 'gay'. Does that still mean all homosexual people? For some folks, as mentioned earlier, yes. For others, no. It is in reality a two-edged term. On the hand meaning all sisters and brothers, yet on the other hand sisters in the political, social, economic liberation movement, called Gay Liberation. It implies a political stand.
Source: wiktionary
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