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Old 17-Sep-2007, 22:40
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Do you have idioms of things that happened that is both good and bad?
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A mixed blessing
A two-edged sword
Cuts both ways
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Another - very specialized - one is a Pyrrhic victory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This applies only to a victory - one that cost more than it gained.

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