on the downside

Considering the negative, adverse, disadvantageous, regrettable, etc., aspects of a situation, especially one that is or would be otherwise positive or beneficial. My son will automatically have EU citizenship because he's being born in Ireland, but on the downside, we have to apply separately for American citizenship.

词组	on the downside
释义	on the downside on the downside Considering the negative, adverse, disadvantageous, regrettable, etc., aspects of a situation, especially one that is or would be otherwise positive or beneficial. My son will automatically have EU citizenship because he's being born in Ireland, but on the downside, we have to apply separately for American citizenship. See also: on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: swings and roundabouts tell against tell against (someone or something) put (someone or something) in a hole (the) Dunkirk spirit a bad apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch one rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel rotten apple spoils the barrel
随便看	in times past in time (with someone or something) intimidate (it's/there's) no use crying over spilled milk (it's/there's) no use crying over spilt milk it's the same old rigmarole it's the same old story it's the story of my life it's the thought that counts it's/they're all yours (it's) time to call it a day (it's) time to call it a night (it's) time to cruise (it's) time to go (it's) time to hit the road (it's) time to jet off (to some place) (it's) time to move along (it's) time to push along (it's) time to push off (it's) time to run (it's) time to shove off (it's) time to split it's time we should be going it's tipping down it's to die