"two sides of the same coin" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} two sides of the same coin pl (plural only)
  1. Two aspects of the same thing. Tags: plural, plural-only Synonyms: two cheeks of the same arse [UK, humorous, slang]
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  2. Two things that superficially appear to be opposites but are fundamentally similar. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-two_sides_of_the_same_coin-en-noun-KOhu72SC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): وَجْهَانِ لِعُمْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ (wajhāni liʕumlatin wāḥidatin) [dual, masculine] (Arabic), 一體兩面 /一体两面 (yītǐliǎngmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), to sider af samme sag (Danish), les deux côtés de la médaille [masculine, plural] (French), zwei Seiten einer Medaille (German), 表裏一体 (hyōriittai) (Japanese), 同じコインの裏表 (onaji koin no uraomote) (Japanese), dwie strony medalu (Polish), dois lados da mesma moeda (Portuguese), dos caras de la misma moneda (Spanish), två sidor av samma mynt (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 46 54
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