a double-edged sword/weaponsomething that seems to be good, but that can have a bad effect 好坏兼有的事,双刃剑 Being famous is often a double-edged sword. 出名常常是一把双刃剑。
a double-edged sword/weapon• But the potential financial boost is a double-edged sword.• It's been said before that being well-known is a double-edged sword.• This, however, rapidly proved a double-edged weapon.• Throughout our history, judicial review has been a double-edged sword.• The competition rules must be regarded as a double-edged sword by businesses.• That can be a double-edged sword, commercially and artistically.
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