cutting both ways

A form of cut both ways — To have both benefits and drawbacks.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut both ways
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APA

cutting both ways. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20both%20ways

MLA

“cutting both ways.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20both%20ways. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting both ways,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20both%20ways.

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