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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This was a little bit always the plan with Max, which is two sides of the same coin as Marcus [Felix Mallard].
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Our economic history, however, is built on competition and regulation as two sides of the same coin of capitalism, because markets without rules is piracy.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Because these two aspects of monogamy are so often enjoined among humans, they are considered two sides of the same coin.
—Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
The neck epitomizes the dual nature of the human condition, the ways in which beauty and frailty are often entwined, two sides of the same coin in our biology, in our relationships – and, yes, even in ceramic vases.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
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Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 5 June 2025
Our economic history, however, is built on competition and regulation as two sides of the same coin of capitalism, because markets without rules is piracy.
—Mark Green, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Because these two aspects of monogamy are so often enjoined among humans, they are considered two sides of the same coin.
—Nathan H. Lents, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025
The neck epitomizes the dual nature of the human condition, the ways in which beauty and frailty are often entwined, two sides of the same coin in our biology, in our relationships – and, yes, even in ceramic vases.
—Kent Dunlap, The Conversation, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for two sides of the same coin
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“Two sides of the same coin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two%20sides%20of%20the%20same%20coin. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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