| 单词 | to give and take |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give and take d. to give and take, (a) to exchange repartee, blows, etc.; (b) to make mutual allowances, concessions, or compromises. Cf. give and take n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > compromise > [verb (intransitive)] to give and take1519 compoundc1547 to meet halfway1638 compromise1656 palliate1672 moderate1713 to split the difference1713 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > argue, dispute, discuss [verb (intransitive)] > from mouth to mouth chop1581 bandy1603 to give and takea1661 1519 W. Horman Vulgaria vi. f. 63v A man muste somtyme gyue and somtyme take. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. iii. 6 We must both giue, and take, my gracious Lord. View more context for this quotation a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Sussex 96 The King, who in this kind would give and not take, being no Good Fellow in tart Repartees, was..highly offended. 1853 T. C. Haliburton Sam Slick's Wise Saws II. xii. 300 Give and take, live and let live, that's the word. You can't do without me, for you hante got no pilot, and I can't do without you, for I want your cash. 1963 Higher Educ.: Rep. Comm. under Ld. Robbins xv. 225 in Parl. Papers 1962–3 (Cmnd. 2154) XI. 639 The habit of informal conference and a disposition to give-and-take. < as lemmas |
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