CUT BOTH WAYS

Meaning of CUT BOTH WAYS in English

phrasal to have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

CUT BOTH WAYS — phrasal or cut two ways : to have a mixed effect : have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUT BOTH WAYS — succeed in two different ways
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUT BOTH WAYS — : to have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUT BOTH WAYS — to have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CUT BOTH WAYS — (of a point) serve both sides of an argument. ↘(of an action or process) have both good and bad effects. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CUT BOTH WAYS — = cut two ways
Slang English vocab
CUT BOTH WAYS — v. phr. To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. People who gossip find it cuts both ways.
American Idioms English vocabulary
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CUT BOTH WAYS — быть обоюдоострым
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BOTH — ambi. BOTH - AND -: é ... é
English interlingue dictionary
WAYS — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle English wayes, from genitive of 1way Date: 1580 way 6
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
-WAYS — adverb suffix Etymology: Middle English, from ways, genitive of way in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WAYS — I. plural of way present third singular of way II. ˈwāz noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth adjective Etymology: Middle English bothe, bathe, from Old Norse bāthir, adjective & pron.; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-WAYS — ˌwāz{fl>adverb suffix{ Etymology: Middle English -ways, -weys, from ways, weyes, wayes, gen. of way, wey way — more at way …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-WAYS — () A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards). It is often used interchangeably …
Английский словарь Webster
-WAYS — A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards). It is often used interchangeably with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
-WAYS — a suffix appearing in native English adverbs: always; sideways. [ ME; see WAY 1 , -S 1 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAYS — /wayz/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. ) way (defs. 7, 14, 20a). [ ME weyes, OE weges, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOTH — /bohth/ , adj. 1. one and the other; two together: He met both sisters. Both performances were canceled. pron. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUT — I. ˈkət verb ( cut ; cut·ting ) Etymology: Middle English cutten Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOTH — I. ˈbōth pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English bothe, probably from Old Norse bāthir; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-WAYS — Etymology: Middle English, from ways, genitive of way : in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner side ways
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAYS — noun plural but singular in construction Etymology: Middle English wayes, from genitive of way (I) Date: 1580 : way 6 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
BOTH — conj as well; not only; equally. 2. both (·adj or ·pron) the one and the other; the two; the pair, …
Webster English vocab
-WAYS — a suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s (see -wards). it is often used interchangeably with …
Webster English vocab
WAYS — ~ a sloping structure down which a new ship is launched. → way ———————— ~ parts into which something divides …
Concise Oxford English vocab
-WAYS — ■ suffix forming adjectives and adverbs of direction or manner: lengthways. Compare with -wise .
Concise Oxford English vocab
WAYS — [ways] n pl but sing in constr [ME wayes, fr. gen. of [1]way] (1588): way 6. "a long ~ from …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOTH — [both] pron, pl in constr [ME bothe, fr. ON bathir; akin to OHG beide both] (12c): the one as well …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-WAYS — [-ways] adv suffix [ME, fr. ways, gen. of way]: in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner "sideways"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
-WAYS — -ways BrE AmE weɪz ▷ — sideways ˈsaɪd weɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WAYS — ➡ way
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUT — / kʌt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( cut·ting , cut , cut ) WOUND / HOLE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — / bəʊθ; NAmE boʊθ/ determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns to mean 'the two' or 'the one as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BOTH — I. both 1 S1 W1 /bəʊθ $ boʊθ/ BrE AmE determiner , predeterminer , pronoun 1 . used to talk …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUT — v. & n. v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1 tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUT — v. & n. --v. (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1. tr. (also absol.) penetrate or wound with a sharp-edged …
Oxford English vocab
BOTH — adj., pron., & adv. --adj. & pron. the two, not only one (both boys; both the boys; both of the …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use both when you are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOTH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ when you are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOTH — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES both sexes (= both men and women ) ▪ People of both sexes buy her …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAYS — [plural] [noun]Over the years we've got used to his funny little ways (= types of behaviour).
Cambridge English vocab
BOTH — [predeterminer], determiner, [pronoun] - (referring to) two people or things togetherBoth my parents are journalists.Her interest in the newspaper business …
Cambridge English vocab
BOTH — See: CUT BOTH WAYS, PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.
Slang English vocab
WAYS — n. Function: noun plural but singular in construction Synonyms: DISTANCE 2 , WAY
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WAYS — noun pluralbut singular in construction Synonyms: distance 2, way
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAYS — See ↑ HABIT 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be set in your ways • ↑ go their separate ways • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
CUT — INDEX: 1. with scissors, a knife, or a sharp object 2. to cut food 3. to cut part of your …
Longman Activator English vocab

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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