the other/opposite/flip side of the coin
noun phrase
: a different way of looking at or thinking about a situation
The economy is improving, but the other side of the coin is that inflation is becoming a bigger problem.
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On the other side of the coin are pro-Trump lawmakers and Iran hawks like South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham and Texas Senator Ted Cruz, both of whom have advocated for the U.S. to assist Israel in taking out Iran's nuclear facilities.
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The drawback is the opposite side of the coin — the association takes on the responsibility of finding, screening, and supervising the manager and dealing with personnel issues.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
The Other Side Of Generative AI Usage Benefits brought by technology are clear, but what’s on the other side of the coin?
—Andrey Fadeev, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
On the other side of the coin, Trump also threatened Club name Apple with a 25% or higher tariff rate on iPhones made outside of the country last Friday — demanding the tech behemoth move its manufacturing to the U.S. as soon as possible.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
The drawback is the opposite side of the coin — the association takes on the responsibility of finding, screening, and supervising the manager and dealing with personnel issues.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025
The Other Side Of Generative AI Usage Benefits brought by technology are clear, but what’s on the other side of the coin?
—Andrey Fadeev, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
On the other side of the coin, Trump also threatened Club name Apple with a 25% or higher tariff rate on iPhones made outside of the country last Friday — demanding the tech behemoth move its manufacturing to the U.S. as soon as possible.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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