two-way street

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Noun

two-way street (plural two-way streets)

A street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions.
(idiomatic) Any interaction in which both parties give and take equally.
A good friendship is a two-way street.

Antonyms

one-way street

Translations

street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions

Bulgarian: двупосочна улица f (dvuposočna ulica)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雙向街道／双向街道 (shuāngxiàng jiēdào)
Finnish: kaksisuuntainen katu
French: rue à double sens f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: calle de doble sentido f

interaction in which parties give and take equally

Chinese:
Mandarin: 互利互惠 (hùlìhùhuì), 互諒互讓／互谅互让 (zh) (hùliàng hùràng)
Finnish: kaksisuuntainen (fi) (adjective)
French: donnant-donnant (fr) m, échange de bons procédés (fr) m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

give and take

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