give and take
give and take: compromise, cooperation between people
Examples of GIVE AND TAKE
- Give and take is an important element of a successful marriage.
- Most business negotiations involve give and take between the parties involved.
give and take: compromise, cooperation between people
to be carried away: to be greatly affected by a strong feeling Examples of TO BE CARRIED AWAY Once I started dusting the living room, I got carried away and ended up rearranging the furniture. “You can get one toy,” she told her son at the toy store. “I don’t want you to be carried…
to turn around: to move or face in the opposite direction (S); to completelychange the condition of (S) Examples of TURN AROUND We need to turn around our terrible performance this year. The restaurant was closed and so we had to turn around and go home.
to cut corners: to economize, to save money Examples of TO CUT CORNERS Most students live on limited budgets and have to cut corners whenever possible. The Livingstons have nine children, so it is essential that they cut corners at all times.
in the blink of an eye: in an extremely short timeExamples: Everything changed in the blink of an eye at Sydney’s Oran Park Raceway in 2008. In the blink of an eye, millions of people lost friends, family, and community.
to buy out: to purchase a business or company; to purchase all of a person’s chares or stock Examples of TO BUY OUT When the larger scale media companies buy out the more smaller-scaled or local companies they become more powerful within the market. The other directors have offered to buy me out.
to make up one’s mind: to reach a decision, to decide finally Examples of MAKE UP ONE’S MIND He needs to make up his mind what restaurant to go to, otherwise we’ll never eat. She can’t make up her mind between two great jobs.