DOUBLE-EDGED


Meaning of DOUBLE-EDGED in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

sword

The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.

Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword .

There should have been shouting and huge double-edged swords slicing the air, and giant bonfires with wild, roaring flames.

That can be a double-edged sword , commercially and artistically.

But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword .

It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a double-edged joke

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Doubt is a part of this second group of double-edged realities.

Presented with the double-edged challenge Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers failed to manage even a split.

Repealers launched a double-edged assault on medics.

The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.

The flattened rectangular section behind the neck contains traces of a large iron blade, possibly a double-edged dagger or short sword.

Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.

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