give-and-take
Collocations
4ADJ.
interpersonal
VERB + GIVE-AND-TAKE
indulge, need, sort
GIVE-AND-TAKE + NOUN
relationship
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
The settling of differences through compromise and mutual concessions.
A lively exchange of conversation.
We believe that it is in this spoken world, where people engage in phatic communion and indulge in the give-and-take of interpersonal socialising and the negotiation of personality, identity, friendship and connection, largely unmindful of institutional goals or language policies and politics, that one can best get a view of language vitality.
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3We believe that it is in this spoken world, where people engage in phatic communion and indulge in the give-and-take of interpersonal socialising and the negotiation of personality, identity, friendsh
WiktionaryThere must be some sort of give-and-take.
Tatoeba · #1064145You need to have give-and-take in your relationship.
Tatoeba · #1248003