give and take en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
First use appears c. 1769. See cite below.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, uncountable) A process of compromise or accommodation.
My mama said "you can't hurry love / No, you'll just have to wait" / She said "love don't come easy / But it's a game of give and take"
1966, Holland–Dozier–Holland, “You Can't Hurry Love”, in Hello, I Must Be Going!, performed by Phil Collins, published 1982:Will be run for on Huish Downs..A Free Plate of ₤50. Give and Take, by any Horse, Mare, or Gelding.
1769, St. James's Chronicle:They hoped for an amicable solution, but both knew it would require some give and take.
Near-synonyms: accommodation, compromise, concession, flexibility
Antonyms
inflexibility · stubbornness · rigidity
Deriveds
Relateds
return the favor · you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours · give or take · one must give to get · quid pro quo · reciprocity · golden rule
Synonyms
accommodation · compromise · concession · flexibility
Translations (12)
es toma y daca (Translations) · nb gi og ta (Translations) · pl coś za coś (Translations) · fr donnant donnant (Translations) · de Geben und Nehmen (Translations) · fr compromis (Translations) · fi kompromissi (Translations) · fi myönnytys (Translations) · pt toma lá dá cá (Translations) · ca estira-i-arronsa (Translations) · fr concessions (Translations) · el πάρε δώσε (Translations)