other side of the coin
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The opposite aspect, as in I know you'd like to go, but the other side of the coin is that someone has to stay with the baby or The subscription is expensive, but the other side of the coin is that it's an excellent publication. This term replaced the older other side of the medal or other side of the shield about 1900.
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Words nearby other side of the coin
otherize, otherkin, other man, otherness, other ranks, other side of the coin, other side of the tracks, other than, other things being equal, otherwhere, otherwhile
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