best of both worlds

English

Etymology

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Noun

best of both worlds (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, singular only) A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.

   Antonym: worst of both worlds

   That movie was both hilarious and touching; it was the best 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)