mixed
adjective
partly good and partly bad
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Partly good and partly bad
two-edged
adjective
capable of being understood in two different ways or of having both good and bad effects
six of one, (and) half a dozen of the other
used for saying that two things are equally good or bad
a double-edged/two-edged sword
a situation with as many bad qualities or effects as good ones
work both ways
if something such as a particular situation or type of behaviour works both ways, it has equal advantages and disadvantages for everyone it involves
the rights and wrongs of something
the good and bad aspects of something
cut both ways
if something cuts both ways, it has both good and bad aspects
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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