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two for twoSuccessful at both of two efforts.Rate it:

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two-way streetA social interaction in which both parties are expected to give and take equally.Rate it:

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two-way streetAny interaction in which both parties give and take equally.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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vieil ami et vieux vin sont vraiment deux bons vieux, mais vieux écus sont encore mieuxOld friends and old wine are good, but old gold is better than both.Rate it:

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well, i'll be dipped (in a barrell of beer!)When one is completely taken aback by the facts at hand. Can be expressed in both elation and/or frustration. Also, depending on the level of either of the forementioned emotions, the phrase goes from the simple short version of, "(Well), I'll Be Dipped.(!) to the extended version of, "(Well), I'll be Dipped In A Barrell of Beer.(!)Rate it:

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with both handsUsed other than as an idiom: see with, both, hands.Rate it:

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with both handsWillingly; readily.Rate it:

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woman upto begin behaving responsibly, courageously, or bothRate it:

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work offTo lose by doing physical work; to burn off the calories gained from eating something.Rate it:

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worst of both worldsA solution or scenario which combines the disadvantages of two opposed prior solutions, often having been intended to combine their benefits instead.Rate it:

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you can't run with the hare and hunt with the houndsYou can't have it both ways.Rate it:

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сводить концы с концамиto make ends meetRate it:

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上有老下有小to have both one's aging parents and one's young children to take care of; to be a member of the sandwich generationRate it:

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彼此彼此me too, same here, you and I bothRate it:

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腳踏兩條船to have a foot in both campsRate it:

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