best of both worlds

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Noun

best of both worlds

(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 (zh), 两全其美 (zh) (liǎngquánqíměi), 兩者之優點, 两者之优点 (liǎngzhě zhī yōudiǎn)
Finnish: parhaat puolet molemmista

Norwegian:
Bokmål: det beste fra to verdener

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