flip side
nounDefinition of flip side
1
: the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record
2
: a reverse or opposite side, aspect, or result
the flip side of deficient saving … is overconsumption— R. S. Gay
Examples of flip side in a Sentence
That song was on the flip side of their first single.
Loss of privacy is the flip side of fame.
Recent Examples on the Web
On the flip side, there wasn’t a single penalty called against the Bulldogs, at least not three 15-yarders and a half-the-distance-to-the-goal penalty. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, "Deer Park has some things to iron out after scrimmage loss to Summer Creek," 24 Aug. 2019 On the flip side, Mandelup also introduces us to Michael Weist. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Hulu’s Jawline Tells the Story of Austyn Tester, Would-Be Social Media Star," 23 Aug. 2019 On the flip side, having SCAD can bring about or exacerbate these conditions in the recovery period. — Natasha Lavender, SELF, "Meet SCAD, a Major Cause of Heart Attacks in Women 50 and Under," 22 Aug. 2019 On the flip side, many folks immediately started trolling the 29-year-old makeup artist about refunding customers, which led her to release a follow-up tweet later that day. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Jaclyn Hill Just Got Back on Social Media, and There’s Already Backlash," 22 Aug. 2019 But on the flip side there were a lot of unanswered questions. — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "WATCH: 89-Year-Old Grandmother and Her Grandson Have Visited 29 National Parks Together," 20 Aug. 2019 On the flip side, these medications have a long half-life, so treatment is usually only required a few times a year. — Bret Stetka, Scientific American, "Antisense Drugs for Huntington’s, ALS and Prion Diseases Could Meet the Dire Need for Brain Treatments," 15 Aug. 2019 On the flip side, parents also don’t want to offer their children unlimited sweets and screen time, only to have their children take full advantage of that offer. — Emily Ayshford, Quartz, "How to trick your kids into eating—and loving—healthy food," 13 Aug. 2019 On the flip side, just 20% of bottom performers are high in EQ. — Dr. Travis Bradberry, Quartz at Work, "Nine skills you should learn that pay off forever," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flip side.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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