Related Words for double-edged sword

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deep cut
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Phrase, Noun
the devil
x/x
Phrase, Adverb, Noun
broken arrow
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
bitter pill
/x/
Phrase, Noun
poison pill
/x/
Phrase, Noun
silver foil
/x/
Phrase, Noun
round table
//x
Phrase, Noun
piece of cake
///
Phrase, Noun
deep dive
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
great deal
//
Name, Name
green dragon
//x
Phrase, Noun
alarm bell
x//
Phrase, Noun
straw bed
//
Phrase, Noun
spare tire
//x
Phrase, Noun
top secret
//x
Phrase, Adjective, Noun
best friend
//
Phrase, Noun
slap on the wrist
//x/
Phrase, Verb, Noun
broken record
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
split second
//x
Phrase, Noun
ice cube
//
Phrase, Noun
red dog
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
song and dance
///
Phrase, Noun
loaded dice
/xx
Phrase, Noun
red pill
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
white wolf
//
Name, Name
big cat
//
Name, Name
duck soup
//
Phrase, Noun
big picture
//x
Name, Name
angle of attack
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
killer instinct
/xxx
Phrase, Noun
spoiler alert
/xx/
Phrase, Noun
blue book
//
Phrase, Noun
can of worms
///
Phrase, Noun
red ball
//
Phrase, Noun, Adjective
shell shock
//
Phrase, Noun, Verb
flying fish
/x/
Phrase, Noun
heavy lifting
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
bright spot
//
Phrase, Noun
bull market
//x
Phrase, Noun
family jewels
/xx/x
Phrase, Noun
black tie
//
Name, Name
true crime
//
Phrase, Noun
blue shirt
//
Phrase, Noun
clean sheet
//
Phrase, Noun
green card
//
Phrase, Noun
track record
/x/
Phrase, Noun
red man
//
Phrase, Noun
ambiguous
x/xx
Adjective
ambivalent
x/xx
Adjective
ax
/
Noun, Verb
axe
/
Noun, Verb
bayonet
/xx
Noun, Verb
blade
/
Noun, Verb
blessing
/x
Noun
blood
/
Noun, Verb
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
brand
/
Noun, Verb
broadsword
/x
Noun, Verb
broken
/x
Adjective, Noun
brush
/
Noun, Verb
chariot
/xx
Noun, Verb
chop
/
Noun, Verb
curtain
/x
Noun, Verb
cut
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cutlass
/x
Noun, Verb
dagger
/x
Noun, Verb
dao
/
Noun
defender
x/x
Noun
devil
/x
Noun, Verb
double
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
dual
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
edged
/
Adjective
equivocal
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
excalibur
x/xx
Name
fencing
/x
Noun
fight
/
Verb, Noun
flute
/
Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
foil
/
Noun, Verb
forte
/x
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
gun
/
Noun, Verb
haft
/
Noun, Verb
hammer
/x
Noun, Verb
hanging
/x
Adjective, Noun
hatchet
/x
Noun, Verb
hilt
/
Noun, Verb
iron
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
javelin
/xx
Noun, Verb
kill
/
Verb, Noun
knife
/
Noun, Verb
knight
/
Noun, Verb
lamina
/xx
Noun
lance
/
Noun, Verb
legend
/x
Noun, Verb
mace
/
Noun, Verb
machete
x/x
Noun, Verb
needle
/x
Noun, Verb
peak
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
pen
/
Noun, Verb
pike
/
Noun, Verb
pirate
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pistol
/x
Noun, Verb
plough
/
Noun, Verb
point
/
Noun, Verb
rapier
/xx
Noun, Adjective
razor
/x
Noun, Verb
ribbon
/x
Noun, Verb
rock
/
Noun, Verb
saber
/x
Noun, Verb
sabre
/x
Noun, Verb
saif
x/
Name
scimitar
xx/
Noun, Verb
scythe
/
Noun, Verb
shank
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sharp
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
sheath
/
Noun, Verb
shield
/
Noun, Verb
sidearm
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
slightly
/x
Adverb
snake
/
Noun, Verb
spade
/
Noun, Verb
spear
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stab
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
steel
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
stick
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stone
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
syrian
/xx
Adjective, Noun
thread
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
twice
/
Adverb
twin
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
twofold
//
Adjective, Adverb
weapon
/x
Noun, Verb
wire
/x
Noun, Verb