two sides of the same coin



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
See also: coin, of, same, side, two

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RÁ&Eth;ÚLfr-Ancient Scandinavian
LewLEFPolish
Batsheva-Hebrew
MÅRtenMOR-tenSwedish
Rohit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Odia, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, Nepali
HumbertHUWM-bert (German), um-BER (French), HUM-bərt (English)German, French, English (Rare), Ancient Germanic