both ways

British  

adjective

1. another term for each way

2. (usually with a negative) to try to get the best of a situation, argument, etc, by chopping and changing between alternatives or opposites

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both ways

But the unyielding scrutiny over dubious associations doesn’t cut both ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

And the effects run both ways: embankments and barrages built for India's protection have raised water levels and caused backwater flooding in Nepal's Terai, which is Nepal's long-standing concern,' says Sanyal.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The cross-Cabinet pet diplomacy apparently goes both ways: The Rubios’ goldendoodle has wandered into the Hegseth home.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

While it is true that stocks are overvalued, this argument cuts both ways.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

But now she had to hold both ways together, the everyday and the trance, just as you have to look in two directions at once to see the 3-D pictures among the dots.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman