a double-edged sword
Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey duhb-uh l ejd sawrd, sohrd]
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ey duhb-uh l ejd sawrd, sohrd]
Definition of a double-edged sword words
- phrase a double-edged sword If you say that something is a double-edged sword or a two-edged sword, you mean that it has negative effects as well as positive effects. 3
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Parts of speech for A double-edged sword
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determiner
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a double-edged sword popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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