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you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours en · X

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. If you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.
   • Everybody's hustling for a buck and a dime / I'll scratch your back and you scratch mine 1974, “Nobody Loves You (When You're Down And Out)”, in John Lennon (lyrics), Walls and Bridges, performed by John Lennon:

Forms

Relateds

backscratcher · green handshake · return the favor · one must give to get · scratch someone's back · give and take · reciprocity · pay-to-play · backscratching

Translations (37)

fr donnant donnant (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · es hoy por ti, mañana por mí (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · fi vuoroin vieraissa käydään (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · no du klør min rygg, og jeg klør din (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · es favor con favor se paga (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · pl przysługa za przysługę (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · he יד רוחצת יד (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · de von nichts kommt nichts (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · it una mano lava l'altra (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · pl ręka rękę myje (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · sw mwosha huoshwa (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · no du klør meg på ryggen, og jeg klør deg på ryggen (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · hu valamit valamiért (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · sk ruka ruku myje (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · th ยื่นหมูยื่นแมว (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · hi तू मुझको मैं तुझको (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · fr on n'a rien pour rien (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · ro o mână spală pe alta (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · de eine Hand wäscht die andere (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · vi có qua có lại mới toại lòng nhau (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · sv tjänster och gentjänster (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · cmn 滴水之恩，当涌泉相报 (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · he טובה תחת טובה (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · cmn 互惠互利 (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · bg ти на мене, аз на тебе (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · az əl əli yuyar, əl də üzü (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · fr on ne donne rien pour rien (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · he שמור לי ואשמור לך (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · ro serviciu contra serviciu (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · pt uma mão lava a outra (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · vi có qua có lại (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · ru услу́га за услу́гу (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · ja 魚心あれば水心あり (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · gl hoxe por min, mañá por ti (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · gd am fear a thèid san droigheann dhomh, thèid mi san dris dha (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · hu kéz kezet mos (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor) · mhr кид кидым мушкеш (if you do me a favor then I will do you a favor)