give-and-take
the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation.
good-natured exchange of talk, ideas, etc.
Origin of give-and-take
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How to use give-and-take in a sentence
This would seem disastrous in the give-and-take of politics but it is in keeping with sectarian religious doctrine.
The Tea Party Isn’t a Political Movement, It’s a Religious One | Jack Schwartz | July 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNothing, it seems, will budge them from their opposition to give-and-take of governance.
The relationship with his followers quickly became an organic give-and-take.
The give-and-take between them and Democrats yielded better remedies.
Once the positions are set, real negotiations would begin, with give-and-take on both sides.
Baghdad Talks May Yield Progress on Iranian Nuclear Dispute | Michael Adler | May 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The girl was an enigmatic creature, silent, self-absorbed, shrinking from the give-and-take of social life.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsIt's beastly dull, that's what it is—none of the give-and-take humour and practical fun you get in Paris or Vienna!
To the perusal of the “give-and-take” passage of arms I cordially commend my readers.
John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 | William Powell FrithYour hand may go back and forth with a give-and-take movement, but not from side to side on any account.
Riding for Ladies | Mrs. Power O'DonoghueHe could talk nonsense charmingly and could hold his own in the jolly give-and-take of repartee.
Oh, You Tex! | William Macleod Raine
British Dictionary definitions for give-and-take
mutual concessions, shared benefits, and cooperation
a smoothly flowing exchange of ideas and talk
to make mutual concessions
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Other Idioms and Phrases with give-and-take
The practice of compromise, as in Every contract involves some give and take. This expression was first recorded in 1778, although the verbal idiom, to give and take, was used from the early 1500s.
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