two sides of the same coin
The idiom "two sides of the same coin" highlights how two seemingly different things are actually interconnected or fundamentally similar.
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Definition
B2General
(informal)Two aspects of something that are different but closely related.
Example
- Success and failure are often two sides of the same coin, both teaching valuable lessons.
- Love and hate can be two sides of the same coin, driven by intense emotions.
C1Philosophy
(academic)Two features or perspectives that are inherently connected and cannot be separated.
Example
- In philosophy, good and evil are often seen as two sides of the same coin, each defining the other.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "two sides of the same coin":
flip sideone and the samesix of one, half a dozen of the othercut both waysother sidetwo-edged swordbat for both sidesdouble-edged sworddual-edged swordtwo of a kind