flip side (noun)
1flip side — flip ,side noun count 1. ) the negative aspects of an idea, plan, or situation: The flip side of the government s economic growth policy is high inflation. 2. ) the side of a record that has the less popular song on it …
2flip side — ► NOUN informal 1) the B side of a pop single. 2) the reverse or unwelcome aspect of a situation …
3flip side — noun a different aspect of something (especially the opposite aspect) the flip side of your positive qualities sometimes get out of control on the flip side of partnerships he talked about their competition • Usage Domain: ↑trope, ↑figure of… …
4flip side — noun Date: 1949 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 > …
5flip side — noun (singular) 1 the side of a record that has a song on it that is less popular than the one on the other side 2 the bad effects of something, after you have just described the good effects: The flip side is that it may cause more pollution …
6flip side — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms flip side : singular flip side plural flip sides 1) the negative aspects of an idea, plan, or situation The flip side of the government s economic growth policy is high inflation. 2) the side of a record that… …
7flip side — /ˈflɪp saɪd/ (say flip suyd) Colloquial –noun 1. the reverse of a gramophone record, usually carrying a song, etc., of less interest or popularity. –phrase 2. the flip side (of the coin), the necessary but unpleasant concomitant: the flip side of …
8flip side — noun a) The B side of a phonograph record that carried a less popular recording. b) The converse; opposite, usually negative, inherent aspects or consequences of something. Syn: other side of the coin …
9flip side — noun informal 1》 the less important side of a pop single; the B side. 2》 the reverse aspect or unwelcome concomitant of something …
10ˈflip ˌside, the — noun [singular] the negative aspects of something …
