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ПАЛКА О ДВУХ КОНЦАХ NP sing only subj-compl with бытье, оказаться ( subj: abstr , often это) fixed WO

(an action, policy, process etc that) has both positive and negative aspects and therefore is equally likely to bring about positive consequences as negative consequences

X - палка о двух концах - X is a double-edged (two-edged) sword

X could go either way

X can cut both ways. "(B статье) нового много выводят, да, кажется, идея-то о двух концах» (Достоевский 1). There is much that is new in it (the article), but it seems the argument is two-edged" (1a).