two-edged sword
English
Noun
two-edged sword (plural two-edged swords)
- Synonym of double-edged sword: a benefit that is also a liability.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see two, edged, sword.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 4:12:
- For the word of God is quicke and powerfull, and sharper then any two edged sword, pearcing euen to the diuiding asunder of soule and spirit, and of the ioynts and marrowe, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Translations
double-edged sword — see double-edged sword
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