Idiom
cut both ways
Meaning
To have both benefits and drawbacks.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Working from home can cut both ways.”
“Having a flexible schedule is nice, but it can cut both ways if you struggle to separate work from your personal life.”
“The new policy regarding remote work cuts both ways, offering employees greater autonomy while simultaneously complicating the maintenance of a cohesive corporate culture.”
Examples
simple
“Working from home can cut both ways.”
contextual
“Having a flexible schedule is nice, but it can cut both ways if you struggle to separate work from your personal life.”
complex
“The new policy regarding remote work cuts both ways, offering employees greater autonomy while simultaneously complicating the maintenance of a cohesive corporate culture.”
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