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Phrase(s): on (the) one hand
Fig. from one point of view; as one side (of an issue). • On one hand, I really ought to support my team. On the other hand, I don’t have the time to attend all the games. • On the one hand, I really could use Ann’s help. On the other hand, she and I don’t get along very well.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs