two-way street
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
“So this idea of making an investment is a two-way street, where you would think we are all in this together,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
It’s a two-way street, experts say – a growth strategy the biggest food manufacturers employ to add brands “already vetted by the market,” Carolyn Dimitri, an applied economist at New York University, told Salon.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2024
The relationship was effectively a two-way street, where the exchange could help out the hedge fund and vice versa as FTX quickly grew between 2019 and 2022.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 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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