flip side

• Informeller Ausdruck für die entgegengesetzte Seite, einen alternativen Aspekt oder die Kehrseite einer Situation, eines Arguments oder eines Objekts.

An informal term referring to the opposite side, alternative aspect, or reverse perspective of a situation, argument, or object.

1. The opposite or less positive aspectB2informal

   The other side of a situation, often the less pleasant or more negative one.

   Kehrseite

   • The job pays well, but the flip side is the long hours.
   • The flip side of fame is the loss of privacy.
   • On the flip side, the new policy could reduce costs.