give+and+take

  • 11give-and-take — {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. * /Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 12give-and-take — {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. * /Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 13give-and-take — n. phr. 1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree. Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give and take with the other… …

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  • 14give and take — win and lose, give something to get something    Marriage works on a give and take basis more give than take …

    English idioms

  • 15give and take — informal if there is give and take between people, each person allows the other to get something that they want They said the secret of a happy marriage was a little bit of give and take …

    English dictionary

  • 16give-and-take — sharing, giving and receiving back and forth between people You must be willing to give and take if you want to have a good marriage …

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  • 17give-and-take — noun (U) a willingness between two people or groups to understand each other, and to let both of them have some of the things they want: In any relationship there always has to be some give and take …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18give and take — noun A process of compromise or accommodation. They hoped for a solution, but both knew it would require some give and take. Syn: accommodation, compromise, concession, flexibility Ant …

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  • 19give-and-take — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. compromise, barter; conversation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. compromise, cooperation, reciprocity, *mutual back scratching, interchange, trade off, collaboration, exchange, swap. III (Roget s… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 20give and take —    Where there is give and take, people make concessions in order to get things they want in negotiations.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …

    English Idioms & idiomatic expressions