double-edged sword

Something that can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

Using this tool will make the job faster, but also more dangerous, it's a bit of a double-edged sword

double-edged sword by Superfast Jellyfish December 21, 2015

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Double-Edged sword

Twice the cutting power! (Cem)

A Double-Edged sword can cut with both sides

Double-Edged sword by johnquagmyre June 24, 2019

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double edge sword

the proverbial "Catch-22" where one is damned if one does, and one is damned if one doesn't.

"Corporate lay-offs are a double-edged sword. The company saves money by not having as many salaried people on board, but has to pay more overtime wages to the fewer people that are left so the work can be done by deadline."

double edge sword by Alexandra July 27, 2004

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double edge sword

Proverb used to convince one of not using a weapon (literal or figuritive) because it may come back and hurt yourself. Rather useless especially with the fact that one can learn how to use a double edge sword (literal or figuritive) effectively.

George: single edge sword is better to use cuz it wont cut you
Bob: A skilled swordsman can use any sword.

Jill: Anger is a double edge sword, it hurts you as well.
Jack: I've been using anger for 8 years and I haven't changed a bit.

double edge sword by the Q-ist December 31, 2005

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double edge sword

a double edge sword is simply sword with two sharp sides, often it was used on broad swords, it is often believed of by people that broad swords are these long, straight swords, that look something like this
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but that actually qualifies as a double edge sword

no example needed, the definition is self explanitory

double edge sword by Trevor July 22, 2004

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double edge sword

"Double edge sword" is a silly overused proverb that makes little sense.

Everything is a double edge sword orig. double-edged sword. Nothing isn’t a double edged sword. Even a single-edged sword is a double-edged sword. Because you can cut something with it, but the other end is kind of flat and doesn’t really cut well. It’s kind of a double-edged sword.

-- Louis CK

double edge sword by zhtw March 23, 2016

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Grindset

The grindset is a contemporary ideology of self-exploitation disguised as strength, deeply tied to the aesthetics of the “sigma male” and to new digital forms of patriarchy. It promotes the idea that human worth depends on productivity, economic success, absolute emotional control, and the ability to work endlessly, turning vulnerability, rest, community, and tenderness into signs of weakness. Beneath its rhetoric of discipline and power often lies a profound inability to relate healthily to pain, fragility, and human interdependence.

“That’s the grindset, brother. While weak men sleep and complain, sigma males stay disciplined, work in silence, suppress emotions, and build power while everyone else wastes time chasing comfort.”

Grindset by Omega-Male May 22, 2026

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