the other/opposite/flip side of the coin
noun phrase
: a different way of looking at or thinking about a situation
The economy is improving, but the other side of the coin is that inflation is becoming a bigger problem.
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On the other side of the coin, Trump also threatened Club name Apple with a 25% or higher tariff rate on iPhones made outside of the country last Friday — demanding the tech behemoth move its manufacturing to the U.S. as soon as possible.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Here’s the other side of the coin: many SMEs want a higher profile.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
On the other side of the coin, juror Jeremy Strong is pushing the limits of monochromatic dressing in a never-ending parade of brown, pink, and nude suiting.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 May 2025
On the other side of the coin, the belief that other people’s suffering is a form of punishment comes from a need to believe that the world is just.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Here’s the other side of the coin: many SMEs want a higher profile.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
On the other side of the coin, juror Jeremy Strong is pushing the limits of monochromatic dressing in a never-ending parade of brown, pink, and nude suiting.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 16 May 2025
On the other side of the coin, the belief that other people’s suffering is a form of punishment comes from a need to believe that the world is just.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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