other side of the coin

other side of the coin
   The other side of the coin is a different, usually opposing, view of a situation. ('Flip side of the coin' is an alternative.)
  (Dorking School Dictionary)
   ***
   When you want to mention a different or contradictory aspect of a situation, you refer to the other side of the coin.
   

The house is lovely and spacious, but the other side of the coin is that it is far from shops and schools.


English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.

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