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go both ways

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, both, ways.
  2. To be, or be in, a mutual or reciprocal relationship or obligation.
  3. To be bisexual.
  4. To be versatile, able to act as either a top or a bottom.

Examples

“[...] people generally went by the railroad; that is, decidedly more than went on the dirt road. Witness had seen men go both ways.”
empathy goes both ways
“I have a straight bitch in the telly going both ways.”
When Mark sought my supervision, I taught him the terms top and bottom and explained that gay men usually self-identify as either one or the other. Some men go both wayscalling themselves "versatile"—[…]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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