double-edged
Adjective
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Adjective
double-edged
- (not comparable) Of a blade, such as a sword or knife, sharp on both edges.
- (comparable, figuratively) As dangerous for the user as the one it is used on.
- Slander is a double-edged weapon: you can hurt the reputation of another but it diminishes your own reputation that you debase yourself so much.
- French: à double tranchant
- German: zweischneidig
- Portuguese: de dois gumes
- Russian: обоюдоо́стрый
- Spanish: de doble filo
- German: zweischneidig
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