give for
give (something) for (something)
To yield one thing in order to receive another; to swap. I need more change, so how about I give a dollar for your four quarters there? Celia gave a puzzle for Anthony's little stuffed bear.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give something for something
to exchange something for something. I will give two brownies for that piece of cake in your lunch box. Jed gave two pigs for an old motorcycle.
See also: give
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- give (something) for (something)
- swap out
- teaser
- swap around
- give (oneself) over to (someone or something)
- give oneself over to
- the old switcheroo
- a country bumpkin/cousin
- bumpkin
- country bumpkin