best of both worlds

English

Pronunciation

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Noun

best of both worlds (uncountable)

1. (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), 两全其美 (zh) (liǎngquánqíměi), 兩者之優點, 两者之优点 (liǎngzhě zhī yōudiǎn)

• Finnish: parhaat puolet molemmista
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• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: det beste fra to verdener