arma de doble filo
Meaning: something that has both positive and negative consequences, or can harm the user as easily as the opponent.
Language: Spanish
Literally: weapon of double blade
Category: Daily Life
Origin: A weapon with two sharp edges cuts whoever wields it as readily as it cuts the enemy.
More idioms — Daily Life
- tirar de la manta — to reveal a secret or expose something hidden; to blow the lid off a situation.
- poner el broche de oro — To add a final, perfect touch that completes or perfects something.
- correrse una juerga — To live wildly or indulge in a bout of revelry and excess.
- llevar la delantera — To be ahead of others; to hold a lead or advantage.
- no tener vuelta de hoja — To be conclusive and beyond dispute; to admit no alternative interpretation.
- dar el pistoletazo de salida — To officially begin or launch something.
More Spanish idioms
- irse de las manos — To spiral beyond control; to become unmanageable or chaotic.
- a montones — In vast quantities; abundantly available and unremarkable.
- a ojo — By rough estimate or visual judgment, without precision.
- vérsele el plumero — Someone's true nature or hidden faults become glaringly visible.
- salga el sol por donde quiera — It does not matter what happens or what difficulties arise; one will accept whatever come…
- darse de cabezadas — To struggle uselessly against an impossible problem or obstacle.