the pros and cons

the good and bad parts of a situation, or the reasons why you should or should not do something

Usage notes: This phrase comes from the Latin words 'pro', which means 'for' and 'contra' which means 'against'.

(often + of ) We've been discussing the pros and cons of buying a house.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iris	IE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
Gracjan	-	Polish
Gopinatha	-	Hinduism
Frej	FRIE (Danish, German), FRAY (Swedish)	Danish, Swedish, German
DarÍO	dah-REE-o	Spanish
Cesarino	che-sah-REE-no	Italian