Meaning Of The Word Swings and roundabouts

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Swings and roundabouts Meaning

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swings and roundabouts
phrase: If you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many gains as there are losses.

swings and roundabouts in British English
equal advantages and disadvantages
said to mean that there are as many advantages as there are disadvantages in a particular situation

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