other side of the coin

1. 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.

Example Sentences

"If you have this kind of behaviour, you have to understand you have things that are good on that and then you have the other side of the coin," he said.

From BBC

SBF is now trying to play the other side of the coin, arguing that it was his drift from the Democratic Party that landed him behind bars.

From Slate

On the other side of the coin, executives from Costco, JPMorgan Chase, Apple, Microsoft, Pinterest and Goldman Sachs have all said their companies remain committed to their DEI initiatives.

From Salon

“I think this idea of being radically present marries the other side of the coin to anxiety, depression and fatigue,” Magsamen says.

From Los Angeles Times

On the other side of the coin are what the center’s Padfield claimed is “the wave of customer backlash we’ve seen against DEI.”

From Los Angeles Times