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cut both ways
Idioms and Phrases
Have a mixed effect, have advantages and disadvantages. For example, Their solution will cut both ways; it'll take longer but is permanent . This metaphoric expression alludes to a double-edged sword. [c. 1600]Example Sentences
But that does cut both ways – the UK hasn't had to dilute its Digital Services Tax, which generates the best part of a billion pounds a year from some of the big US tech giants, for instance.
The disbelief he was in Los Angeles cut both ways, excitement for the new opportunity and shock that a trade could even happen.
This could cut both ways: The breaded chicken strips atop the lo mein noodles tasted like, well, regular chicken tenders — totally average.
It certainly can cut both ways.
Yet the timing could cut both ways strategically.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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