two sides of the same coin

different but closely related features of one idea Rewards and punishments are two sides of the same coin – both are used to control people, and neither works very well.

Related vocabulary: the other side of the coin

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ahenobarbus	-	Ancient Roman
Tyson	TIE-sən	English
Dagfinn	-	Norwegian, Danish
Philander	-	English (Archaic), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Paris (2)	PER-is (English), PAR-is (English)	Various
Shulamith	-	Hebrew