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21give and take is fair play — 1778 F. BURNEY Evelina I. xxv. This here may be a French fashion..but Give and Take is fair in all nations. 1832 MARRYAT Newton Forster III. x. Give and take is fair play. All I say is, let it be a fair stand up fight. 1873 ‘TWAIN’ & WARNER… …
22To give and take — Give Give (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given} (g[i^]v n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven, yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an, OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.… …
23give and take — mutual concessions and compromises. → give …
24give-and-take — UK / US noun [uncountable] a situation in which people or groups who want different things each give some things to the others and get some things from the others …
25give-and-take — see give …
26give-and-take — Synonyms and related words: abatement of differences, accommodation, adjustment, agency, alternation, arrangement, badinage, balance, ballast, banter, bargain, barter, bartering, battledore and shuttlecock, boomerang, brokerage, buying and… …
27give-and-take — noun a) The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions. b) A lively exchange of conversation …
28give-and-take — n 1. cooperation, interaction, joint effort, mutual effort, collaboration; reciprocity, Inf. back scratching, exchange of favors, bartering, Chiefly U.S. logrolling; compromising, finding a happy medium or a middle ground. 2. banter, bantering,… …
29(a) give-and-take — American a conversation in which people give their opinions and listen to those of other people. The candidates entered into a lively give and take …
30give-and-take — noun Date: 1679 1. the practice of making mutual concessions ; compromise 2. a usually good natured exchange (as of ideas or comments) …
