This phrase emphasizes a direct relationship where one action or condition directly impacts another.

Cause and Effect

Use it to make advice or lessons more impactful by showing clear outcomes of actions.

Lesson Enhancer

It can describe nonlinear relationships, not just 'more equals more' or 'less equals less'.

Captures ironic situations where getting more of one thing results in unexpectedly less of another.

It can highlight the difference between what is expected and what actually happens.

Often used to express a value judgment, where more isn't always better, and less isn't always worse.