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two-edged sword

noun as in mixed blessing

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Whatever you do, don't write a word to that Carr friend of yours; he's as sharp as a two-edged sword.

Therefore, as said before—in the next place—It is written, that there shall be a two-edged sword in the hand of the saints.

The thoughtful man is knitting and sharpening himself into a two-edged sword, wherewith to pierce.

He wields the two-edged sword of truth, and therefore defies the strong arm of power.

An atmosphere of that sort is like a two-edged sword, it cuts both ways.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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