best of both worlds

English

Etymology

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Noun

best of both worlds (uncountable)

(idiomatic, singular only) A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
That movie was both hilarious and touching; it was the best of both worlds.

Antonyms

worst of both worlds

Translations

combination of two contradictory benefits

Chinese:
Mandarin: 兩全其美／两全其美 (zh) (liǎngquánqíměi), 兩者之優點／两者之优点 (liǎngzhě zhī yōudiǎn)
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: parhaat puolet molemmista
French: le beurre et l’argent du beurre (fr), les avantages sans les inconvénients m pl
Norwegian:
Bokmål: det beste fra to verdener
Ukrainian: найкра́ще з обо́х світі́в (najkrášče z obóx svitív)

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