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it's swings and roundabouts

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it's swings and roundabouts (British & Australian, British & Australian)

something that you say to describe a situation in which there are as many advantages as there are problems. If you make more money, you have to pay more tax, so what we gain on the swings, we lose on the roundabouts. It's swings and roundabouts, really. If you save money by buying a house out of town, you pay more to travel to work.

See also: it's, swing

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