two-way street
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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For a character in a show to have a community of somebody else dealing with the exact same things, it becomes a two-way street.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 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
Where the rich of previous generations could be counted on to spend their wealth on lavish ornamentation and expensive craftwork, social media accessibility has turned tastemaking into a two-way street.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2025
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
I mean, this is a two-way street, and she definitely hasn’t been doing a perfect job on her end either.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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