two sides of the same coin

Noun

Meaning

Two aspects of the same thing.
Low income and poor health are two sides of the same coin.

Two things that superficially appear to be opposites but are fundamentally similar.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

two cheeks of the same arse

Examples

The German Reunification and unification of Europe are two sides of the same coin. Helmut Kohl

Peace and justice are two sides of the same coin. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Nazism (national Socialism) and communism (international socialism) were but two sides of the same coin. Margaret Thatcher

Fantasy is an area where it is possible to talk about right and wrong, good and evil, with a straight face. In mainstream fiction and even in a good deal of mystery, these things are presented as simply two sides of the same coin. Never really more than a matter of where you happen to be standing. Robert Jordan

If you exchange information internationally, you must strengthen data protection. Those are two sides of the same coin. Gijs de Vries

Faults and virtues are but two sides of the same coin. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

two sheets to the wind two shot Two Sicilies two snowmen two solitudes two spirit