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double-edged

[ duhb-uhl-ejd ]

adjective

  1. having two cutting edges, as a razor blade.
  2. capable of acting two ways or having opposite effects:

    a double-edged argument.



double-edged

adjective

  1. acting in two ways; having a dual effect

    a double-edged law

  2. (of a remark, argument, etc) having two possible interpretations, esp applicable both for and against or being really malicious though apparently innocuous
  3. (of a sword, knife, etc) having a cutting edge on either side of the blade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of double-edged1

First recorded in 1545–55
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Although the actor says he enjoys creating the footage, he also admitted it’s become “a little bit of a double-edged sword.â€

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"It's a bit of a double-edged sword because we have a number of people who have finally secured employment with Sizewell C, so they are now on good pay," he says.

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Knight's steady, reassuring presence at the helm has been a double-edged sword, and the management's lack of succession planning is now coming back to haunt them at a very tricky time.

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“It’s been a double-edged sword. We took a huge hit there,†he said.

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The massive success of Netflix’s futuristic thriller series “Black Mirror†has left burgeoning filmmakers and storytellers fighting to get their work made using a double-edged sword.

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