be two sides of the same coin
To be two things that seem disparate but are actually related. I've always felt that environmentalism and human rights are actually two sides of the same coin. Those two issues are just two sides of the same coin, so you can't really deal with them separately. Absenteeism and disrespect are just two sides of the same coin, as far as the headmaster is concerned.
two sides of the same coin
Two things that seem disparate but are actually related. I've always felt that environmentalism and human rights are actually two sides of the same coin.
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two sides of the same coin
or opposite sides of the same coin
If two things are
two sides of the same coin or
opposite sides of the same coin, they are closely related to each other and cannot be separated, even though they seem to be completely different.
I've always felt that tragedy and comedy are two sides of the same coin. Love and hate are the opposite sides of the same coin. Compare with
the other side of the coin.
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two ˌsides of the same ˈcoin
used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation: According to some people, great opportunity and great danger are two sides of the same coin.Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017
two sides of the same coin
Two seemingly different things that are actually similar. In contrast to the other side of the coin, which does betoken a different side, this cliché emphasizes similarity—for example, “A talent for music and facility in mathematics are two sides of the same coin.”
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer