it cuts both ways

it cuts both ways

It has good and bad effects at the same time. You may dislike dogs, but what will become of your cat if the homeowners' association employs this new "no pets" policy? It cuts both ways, after all.
See also: both, cut, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

It cuts both ways

verb
See It cuts two ways
See also: both, cut, way
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • cut both ways
  • cut both/two ways
  • it cuts two ways
  • cat ice
  • cool cat
  • be (all) brothers/sisters under the skin
  • be brothers/sisters under the skin
  • sister
  • chair
  • (as) nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs