swings and roundabouts

A situation in which certain gains, advantages, or other positive aspects or outcomes are offset or balanced by equally disadvantageous losses, setbacks, or negative outcomes (or vice versa). Primarily heard in UK. This promotion has meant I can provide for my family much more easily, but it's so demanding that I don't see them all that much—it's swings and roundabouts, really. The government needs to be wary of the swings and roundabouts of a slight surplus in the budget, because many problems can follow on the heels of unfettered increases in spending.See also: and, roundabout, swing

swings and roundabouts

BRITISHIf you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many advantages as there are disadvantages in it. There are good and bad points to both approaches — it's swings and roundabouts. You pay less for a property that's out of town but then, you pay more for petrol when you're travelling to work and back. Note: This expression comes from the proverb what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts. People sometimes use the full form of the proverb, or a variation of it. The United States will gain far more on the swings than it loses on the roundabouts.See also: and, roundabout, swing

swings and roundabouts

a situation in which different actions or options result in no eventual gain or loss. British This expression comes from the proverbial saying you lose on the swings what you gain on the roundabouts . 1983 Penelope Lively Perfect Happiness I have always reckoned on a fair share of that— swings and roundabouts, rough with smooth. See also: and, roundabout, swing

ˌswings and ˈroundabouts

(British English, informal) used when you want to say that gaining one thing usually means losing another thing: Higher earnings mean more tax, so it’s all swings and roundabouts. ♢ What you gain on the swings you’ll probably lose on the roundabouts. Swings and roundabouts are both types of equipment found at a fairground.See also: and, roundabout, swing

单词	swings and roundabouts
释义	swings and roundabouts swings and roundabouts A situation in which certain gains, advantages, or other positive aspects or outcomes are offset or balanced by equally disadvantageous losses, setbacks, or negative outcomes (or vice versa). Primarily heard in UK. This promotion has meant I can provide for my family much more easily, but it's so demanding that I don't see them all that much—it's swings and roundabouts, really. The government needs to be wary of the swings and roundabouts of a slight surplus in the budget, because many problems can follow on the heels of unfettered increases in spending.See also: and, roundabout, swing swings and roundabouts BRITISHIf you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many advantages as there are disadvantages in it. There are good and bad points to both approaches — it's swings and roundabouts. You pay less for a property that's out of town but then, you pay more for petrol when you're travelling to work and back. Note: This expression comes from the proverb what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts. People sometimes use the full form of the proverb, or a variation of it. The United States will gain far more on the swings than it loses on the roundabouts.See also: and, roundabout, swing swings and roundabouts a situation in which different actions or options result in no eventual gain or loss. British This expression comes from the proverbial saying you lose on the swings what you gain on the roundabouts . 1983 Penelope Lively Perfect Happiness I have always reckoned on a fair share of that— swings and roundabouts, rough with smooth. See also: and, roundabout, swing ˌswings and ˈroundabouts (British English, informal) used when you want to say that gaining one thing usually means losing another thing: Higher earnings mean more tax, so it’s all swings and roundabouts. ♢ What you gain on the swings you’ll probably lose on the roundabouts. Swings and roundabouts are both types of equipment found at a fairground.See also: and, roundabout, swing
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