different sides of the same coin

different sides of the same coin

Two things that seem disparate but are actually related. I've always felt that environmentalism and human rights are different sides of the same coin.
See also: coin, different, of, same, side
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be different sides of the same coin
  • opposite sides of the same coin
  • be opposite sides of the same coin
  • be two sides of the same coin
  • two sides of the same coin
  • pass current
  • on a/the toss of a/the coin
  • shekel
  • shekels
  • a coin flip
References in periodicals archive
Though Colin and Justin could not seem more different, it becomes apparent that they are different sides of the same coin. Their intersecting stories bring clarity to the more and more dire situation, as well as to each other.
While promoted by the press and media as opposites, these two are different sides of the same coin.
The battle for the Jerai parliamentary constituency will see two cousins representing different sides of the same coin facing each other, although at a glance one can never tell they are related due to the vast difference in their personalities.
Iran's support for militants in Syria and Iraq, its backing for the Houthi militias in Yemen, its fomenting of sectarian tension in Bahrain and Kuwait, are all different sides of the same coin. The regime in Tehran calls these allegations a myth, and justifies its presence in Syria and Iraq as a request by the legal government of these two countries to assist them in fighting terrorists.
Devolution, non-discrimination and protection of the marginalised, patriotism, national unity, the rule of law, democracy, human dignity, free expression and access to information, equity, social justice, inclusiveness, equality, human rights, good governance, integrity, transparency and accountability are different sides of the same coin. Without any of them, then Kenya does not work for all its people as it should.
They are the different sides of the same coin - with the Queen's head on it of course.
Ethics and compliance are the different sides of the same coin, and the distinction between both terms are often overlooked and considered insignificant by companies.
But in reality, I see all of my activities as different sides of the same coin of entertaining people, and bringing music to people's lives."
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Labor and civil rights groups have a long history of finding common cause, but the Fair Shot Coalition sees its members' interests as different sides of the same coin.
"It will feel strange," said Lauren, who describes the duo as, "different sides of the same coin".
Organisations that continue to organisationally and conceptually isolate the two will fall behind competitors that treat IT and business as merely different sides of the same coin.
They are just different sides of the same coin, feeding off each others' bitterness and prejudice.