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be two sides of the same coin

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be two sides of the same coin
if two things are two sides of the same coin, they are very closely related although they seem different. Violent behaviour and deep insecurity are often two sides of the same coin. Higher living standards and an increase in the general level of dissatisfaction are opposite sides of the same coin.
See also: coin, same, side, two

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``We consider protection of civil rights and effective border patrol to be two sides of the same coin,'' Bersin said in a phone interview from San Diego.
But "the apparent conflicting results' may be two sides of the same coin, says Michael D.
 
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