two sides of the same coin
idiom
: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing
These problems may seem unrelated but they are really two sides of the same coin.
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Rappers and prizefighters are two sides of the same coin, willing to stand toe-to-toe with an opponent, battling from the bottom to the top, and finding inspiration from larger-than-life figures.
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Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
And as is also typical of Cassavetes, Love Streams presents love and alcohol as two sides of the same coin: a destabilizing force that utterly undoes anyone under its influence (not unlike Rowlands herself).
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
In past decades, assertive leadership and corruption were often two sides of the same coin.
—Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
For the perpetually put-upon Rhiannon, victimhood and villainy are two sides of the same coin.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2024
And as is also typical of Cassavetes, Love Streams presents love and alcohol as two sides of the same coin: a destabilizing force that utterly undoes anyone under its influence (not unlike Rowlands herself).
—Emma Madden, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
In past decades, assertive leadership and corruption were often two sides of the same coin.
—Yuen Yuen Ang, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2018
For the perpetually put-upon Rhiannon, victimhood and villainy are two sides of the same coin.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for two sides of the same coin
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