http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoubleEdgedSword/vnlbj/post.htm#401158Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:46:54 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401158Ruslana0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoubleEdgedSword/vnlbj/post.htm#401158http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-401158.xml<P>Yes, it's&nbsp;rigth.&nbsp;You can also&nbsp;use 'double-edged weapon'. </P> <P>For example, sitting in front of a PC is a double-edged sword: you can obtain a lot of knowledge (a positive consequence), but you can also spoil your eyesight (a negative consequence).</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoubleEdgedSword/vnlbh/post.htm#401156Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:41:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401156Grammar Geek1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoubleEdgedSword/vnlbh/post.htm#401156http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-401156.xml<P>Yes, it can help you as well as hurt you. The related expression is "It cuts both ways."</P> <P>Sometimes it's called a two-edged sword.</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoubleEdgedSword/vnlrp/post.htmMon, 06 Aug 2007 17:30:40 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:401147New2grammar2http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoubleEdgedSword/vnlrp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-401147.xml<P><STRONG>:</STRONG> something that has or can have both favorable and unfavorable consequences </P> <P>Is the definition above correct for the phrase 'double-edged sword'?</P> <P>Please&nbsp;give a few examples to help me understand it better? Thanks in advance</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>