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two-way street

British  

noun

  1. an arrangement or a situation involving reciprocal obligation or mutual action

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At peak times on Saturday, just before sunset, the narrow two-way street to Duryea’s is filled with cars as high-heeled and preppy patrons walk along the sloped grassy shoulder of the road.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

He said the US had "been very good to Europe and to many other countries", adding: "It has to be a two-way street."

From BBC Jan. 22, 2026

It was a long, long process of building a relationship that was a two-way street.

From Salon May 23, 2025

Some organizers wore neon green transit vests to make sure traffic was not blocked on the two-way street.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2023

“No. Promise. This is a two-way street, Jules. You’re not super-woman and this I'm all alone’ thing is fine, but you’re not all alone.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

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