A double-edged sword

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. The government’s program to export rice is a double-edged sword because it will create a local food shortage.
  2. He refused to accept the national award since being famous would be often a double-edged sword.
  3. You are crossing swords with your brother. Please cool down.
    Please correct the above and comment.
    Thanks.
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  1. He refused to accept the national award since he felt that being famous would often be a double-edged sword.
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This sentence is not logical, Fathima. No democratic government can afford to export a commodity which will create food shortage for its people. They will only suspend/stop exporting it. (It can be a ‘Chomskian’ way of generating sentences that are grammatically, not semantically, acceptable)