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[give-and-take] {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving backand forth
between people; a giving up by people on different sides ofpart of what each one
wants so that they can agree.
Jimmy is tooselfish. He has no notion of
give-and-take with the other children butwants everything for himself.
There
has to be give-and-takebetween two countries before they can be friends.
Compare: LIVE ANDLET LIVE. 2. Friendly talking or argument back and forth.
Friendlysharing of ideas which may not agree; also: an exchange of
teasingremarks.
After the meeting there was a lot of give-and-take aboutplans
for the dance.
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