on the other paw

Definitions

1. 1

   Synonym of on the other hand

   • “All this is wonderful,” said Beau. “But, on the other paw, I will have to make most of these trips alone. You would be out of place in the Garden of Eden, the Lion's Den, or on the Ark.”
2. 2

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

   Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, other, paw.

   • He licked the fingers perfunctorily and returned his attention to the injured paw. […] The bleeding stanched at last, exhausted with pain and hunger, he laid his head on the other paw, his muzzle resting lightly on the hand.

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