two sides of the same coin
idiom
: two things that are regarded as two parts of the same thing
These problems may seem unrelated but they are really two sides of the same coin.
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Humility Gratitude and humility are two sides of the same coin.
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Bruce Weinstein, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
For Smith, those are two sides of the same coin, especially as the rise of the experience economy, briefly derailed by the pandemic, continues.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The more likely motives behind the league’s attempt to pull out of the U.S. Open Cup were cash and control, essentially two sides of the same coin.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
In the world of business, stories of success and pain are two sides of the same coin.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
The second and third indicators of impunity—human rights abuse and unaccountable governance—are in some ways two sides of the same coin.
—David Miliband, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2023
After all, these qualities are two sides of the same coin.
—Deborah Tannen, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2016
CIOs and CTOs have often existed on two sides of the same coin, with CIOs focused inward and CTOs focused on external products.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2022
Music and travel are two sides of the same coin.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
Bruce Weinstein, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
For Smith, those are two sides of the same coin, especially as the rise of the experience economy, briefly derailed by the pandemic, continues.
—Rob Salkowitz, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The more likely motives behind the league’s attempt to pull out of the U.S. Open Cup were cash and control, essentially two sides of the same coin.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2023
In the world of business, stories of success and pain are two sides of the same coin.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2023
The second and third indicators of impunity—human rights abuse and unaccountable governance—are in some ways two sides of the same coin.
—David Miliband, Foreign Affairs, 2 Mar. 2023
After all, these qualities are two sides of the same coin.
—Deborah Tannen, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2016
CIOs and CTOs have often existed on two sides of the same coin, with CIOs focused inward and CTOs focused on external products.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2022
Music and travel are two sides of the same coin.
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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