give with one hand and take away with the other
To help in one way but proceed to harm in anotherTo help in one way but proceed to harm in another.
» Did Tom give any other suggestions?
Том сделал какие-либо еще предложения? — sharptoothed
Том еще что-то предложил? — sharptoothed
Том давав ще якісь поради? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo help in one way but proceed to harm in another.
Examples
112 sentencesDid Tom give any other suggestions?
Том давав ще якісь поради? — deniko
ruТом сделал какие-либо еще предложения? — sharptoothed
Did Tom give any other instructions?
Том дав ще якісь інструкції? — deniko
ruТом давал еще какие-нибудь инструкции? — sharptoothed
Did Tom give any other advice?
Том давав тобі якісь ще поради? — deniko
ruТом дал какой-нибудь другой совет? — odexed
Tom hasn't given any other details.
Том не розповів жодних інших подробиць. — deniko
Did Tom give you any other instructions?
Том давав тобі які-небудь інші інструкції? — deniko
Forms
gives with one hand and takes away with the other, giving with one hand and taking away with the other, gave with one hand and took away with the other, given with one hand and taken away with the other| Base form | give with one hand and take away with the other · to give with one hand and take away with the other |
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| 3rd person singular | gives with one hand and takes away with the other |
| Present participle | giving with one hand and taking away with the other |
| Past simple | gave with one hand and took away with the other |
| Past participle | given with one hand and taken away with the other |
irregular · Lesson
Present simpleLesson
| I, you, we, they | give with one hand and take away with the other |
| he, she, it | gives with one hand and takes away with the other |
Past simpleLesson
| all persons | gave with one hand and took away with the other |
Present perfectLesson
| I, you, we, they | have given with one hand and taken away with the other |
| he, she, it | has given with one hand and taken away with the other |
Future simple (will)Lesson
| all persons | will give with one hand and take away with the other |
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.