flip side
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4.1
- noun
- /flɪp saɪd/
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- While the project has its challenges, the flip side is the opportunity for significant growth.
- flip side of the coin
Now, of course, there is a flip side to the GPS dot.
- Now, of course, there is a flip side to the GPS dot.
- And the flip side is exactly how your wife feels.
- Now, the flip side is, OK, well, that's fine.
- And then on the flip side, what's making you grumpy?
- Or on the flip side, let's say they've been burned before.
- It's the Fed fund rates and there's a flip side to the banks.
- But on the flip side, it's very domain specific.
- But on the flip side, there is something that feels awfully unfair.
- Again, the flip side of that coin is you're allowing kids on campus.
- On the the flip side of that, now you've got germline editing.
- All right, let me take the flip side and steal man the argument.
- So and also the flip side of that is a Tuesdays with Maury.
Examples
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But there's a flip side to this argument.
Academic text (2004) -
All right, let me take the flip side and steal man the argument.
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But on the flip side, it's worth it.
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And the flip side is exactly how your wife feels.
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On the flip side, you got kids that can take advantage of every gift this country has.
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"And on the flip side, we need to have a better understanding of what people need to make decisions."
Academic text (2009) -
Human rights, or natural rights, are the flip side of the natural duties of the social contract.
Academic text (2000) -
Before we look at GDP growth, I want to point out the flip side of consumer spending, right?
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Stewart continued: "Nobody talks about the flip side of the free market, which is the bust."
Blog text (8) -
I know, that's the flip side of that coin.
Synonyms
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4.2
A situation that is the exact opposite of what was expected
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6.2
Something that contrasts with or balances another thing
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5.1
A reason that disagrees with another reason in a discussion
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3.9
A view that disagrees with your opinion in a discussion
An argument that opposes another idea
An opinion that disagrees with another view
Antonyms
How Different
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the opposite or contrasting aspect' is directly derivable from combining 'flip' (a turning action that reveals the other face) with 'side' (an aspect or face of something): it denotes the side revealed when you flip something, i.e. the other side. This is a regular compositional metaphor found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would likely infer the meaning.
Etymology
Flip side likely comes from old records and tapes: when you flip a record you hear the other side. That clear image of turning something over helped people use flip side to mean the 'other' or 'opposite' part of an idea or situation.