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1 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) ser de doble filoexpr.• ser una espada de doble filo expr. -
2 cut both ways
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3 cut both ways
быть обоюдоострым; ≈ палка о двух концахBut you shouldn't forget that luck cuts both ways... (S. Bellow, ‘The Victim’, ch. 17) — Вам не следует забывать, что удача - это палка о двух концах.
I was very much affected by people. That is true. I suppose I responded to them more than most men do. And of course cuts both ways. (C. P. Snow, ‘The Affair’, ch. 24) — Живой интерес к людям у меня был всегда. Это правда. Пожалуй, я, действительно, ближе, чем другие, принимал к сердцу чужие дела. Ну и, конечно, это всегда бывает обоюдно.
It is an argument that cuts both ways. — Это обоюдоострый аргумент.
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4 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) have både fordele og ulemper* * *(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) have både fordele og ulemper -
5 cut both ways
палка о двух концах; иметь плюсы и минусыPeople who gossip find it cuts both ways.
Remember that your suggestion that costs should be shared cuts both ways. You will have to pay as well.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > cut both ways
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6 cut both ways
быть oбoюдoocтpым; пaлкa o двуx кoнцaxBut you shouldn't forget that luck cuts both ways (S. Bellow). It is an argument that cuts both ways (Tribune) -
7 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) verka í báðar áttir -
8 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) mindkét félre érvényes -
9 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) atingir as duas partes -
10 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) iki tarafı da etkilemek -
11 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) biti dvorezen -
12 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) olla kaksiteräinen miekka -
13 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) slå begge veier -
14 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) essere a doppio taglio -
15 cut both ways
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16 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) dotyczyć obu stron -
17 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) ietekmēt abējādi -
18 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) turėti dvi puses, tikti abiem pusėms -
19 cut both ways
lyckas på två olika sätt* * *(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) verka i bägge riktningarna, vara på både gott och ont -
20 cut both ways
(to affect both parts of a question, both people involved, good and bad points etc: That argument cuts both ways!) a fi cu dus şi întors
См. также в других словарях:
cut both ways — or[cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. * /People who gossip find it cuts both ways./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut both ways — or[cut two ways] {v. phr.} To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. * /People who gossip find it cuts both ways./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cut\ both\ ways — • cut both ways • cut two ways v. phr. To have two effects; cause injury to both sides. People who gossip find it cuts both ways … Словарь американских идиом
cut both ways — ► cut both ways 1) (of a point or statement) serve both sides of an argument. 2) (of an action or process) have both good and bad effects. Main Entry: ↑cut … English terms dictionary
cut both ways — phrasal or cut two ways : to have a mixed effect : have both favorable and unfavorable results or implications : avail for either of two counterarguments or implications a fact that cuts both ways in the case * * * cut both ways (of a decision,… … Useful english dictionary
cut both ways — Something that cuts both ways has both a positive and a negative effect at the same time. Banning cars in the town centre can cut both ways : less traffic congestion but fewer customers in the shops … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cut both ways — cut both/two ways ► to work in two ways, or to have two opposite effects: »Setting prices high cuts both ways – it could lose some customers, but it also suggests high quality. Main Entry: ↑cut … Financial and business terms
cut both ways — cut both/two ways to have two different effects at the same time, usually one good and one bad. Censorship cuts both ways; it prevents people from being corrupted, but it often also prevents them from knowing what is really going on. (never in… … New idioms dictionary
cut both ways — if something cuts both ways, it has both good and bad aspects Independence in a relationship cuts both ways … English dictionary
cut both ways — serve both sides of an argument What he said cuts both ways and we should carefully think about it … Idioms and examples
cut both ways — to have both advantages and disadvantages. The Internet cuts both ways – it not only opens borders, it draws boundaries between the people who have it and those who do not … New idioms dictionary
