| 单词 | you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyou scratch my back and I'll scratch yours c. you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours and variants. Cf. claw v. 5b. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > co-operation > mutual co-operation [phrase] ka me and I'll ka (also kob) thee1550 you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours1704 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > types of help > [verb (intransitive)] > assist mutually claw me and I'll claw thee1531 you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours1704 log-roll1879 1704 E. Ward All Men Mad 18 Scratch me, says one, and I'll scratch thee. 1858 ‘A. Ward’ Let. 27 Jan. in Maine: Guide ‘Down East’ (1937) iii. 363 You scratch my back and i will scratch your back. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 Jan. 1/2 The homely adage, ‘Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.’ 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 10 Aug. 104/1 He goes on to spoil the effect by accusing Liberals of hypocrisy and being false to the principle of justice embodied in the phrase ‘Scratch me and I'll scratch you’. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier ii. 33 In order that..the Nancy poets may scratch one another's backs, coal has got to be forthcoming. 1954 M. Ewer Heart Untouched viii. 132 It's the advertisers getting extra publicity. It's everybody scratching everybody else's back. 1961 J. Heller Catch-22 (1962) iv. 33 A little grease is what makes this world go round. One hand washes the other. Know what I mean? You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. 1978 P. Hill Enthusiast v. 61 Local farmer, got 'is own slaughter 'ouse. 'Ee scratches my back, I scratch 'is, know what I mean? < as lemmas |
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