N2
も~ば~も
…And…, Both ... and ..., ... And ... as well
お父さんはイタリア語も出来れば、スペイン語も話せる。
My father can speak Italian and Spanish.
Explanation
「も~ば~も」 has 2 uses
1Both A and B / neither A nor B
Lists two facts of the same kind, both good or both bad: 「頭もよければ性格もいい」 (smart and good-natured); 「お金もなければ時間もない」 (neither money nor time).
彼女は地位もなければお金もない。
She has neither status nor money.
お父さんはイタリア語も出来れば、スペイン語も話せる。
My father can speak Italian and Spanish.
2AもAならBもB: both sides are at fault
A set phrase that criticizes both sides: 「親も親なら子も子だ」 (the parents are no better than the kids).
マルチ商法の話を聞くたびに、騙す方も騙す方なら、騙される方も騙される方だといつも思う。
Whenever I hear about pyramid schemes, I always think the people who cheat are bad, but the people who get cheated are no better.
宿題を忘れた兄も兄なら、それを写そうとした弟も弟だ。
The older brother who forgot his homework is bad enough, and the younger brother who tried to copy it is no better.