neighbor : Idioms & Phrases


beggar-my-neighbor

  • noun a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards
    strip-Jack-naked; beggar-my-neighbour.
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beggar-my-neighbor policy

  • noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy
    beggar-my-neighbour policy; beggar-my-neighbor policy; beggar-my-neighbour strategy.
    • the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy
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beggar-my-neighbor strategy

  • noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy
    beggar-my-neighbour policy; beggar-my-neighbor policy; beggar-my-neighbour strategy.
    • the United States has pursued a beggar-my-neighbor policy
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