English Dictionary

go both ways

動詞

くだけた表現 特に 男性同性愛者

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, both, ways. / (informal) To be, or be in, a mutual or reciprocal relationship or obligation. / (informal) To be bisexual.

日本語の意味

相互に、または双方に関係・責任・義務がある状態を示す / 両性愛者である

On the narrow bridge, carts can go both ways.

狭い橋では、荷車は両方向に通行できます。

意味（1）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, both, ways.

… people generally went by the railroad; that is, decidedly more than went on the dirt road. Witness had seen men go both ways.

意味（2）

(informal) To be, or be in, a mutual or reciprocal relationship or obligation.

empathy goes both ways

意味（3）

(informal) To be bisexual.

I have a straight bitch in the telly going both ways.

意味（4）

(informal, especially of a gay man) To be versatile, able to act as either a top or a bottom.

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 ways—calling themselves versatile— […]

goes both ways （ present singular third-person ）

going both ways （ participle present ）

went both ways （ past ）

gone both ways （ participle past ）