cut both ways

Speech parts

1. cut both ways - Verb

2. cut both ways - Phrase

Meaning

To have both benefits and drawbacks.

To have implications for something as well as its counterpart.

This argument cuts both ways.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut,‎ both,‎ ways.

Examples

In my own life, that sword has cut both ways. Source: Internet

While the marketplace infrastructure has many advantages, it’s important to remember that it can cut both ways. Source: Internet

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