🇺🇸 English Expressions: Give or Take ⚖️

Serge Gray

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2h • Miscellaneous Posting

Hey everyone! 👋

Today’s expression is “give or take.”

👉 It means approximately, more or less, or around a certain number or amount.

You use it when something isn’t exact but close enough.

Origin:

"Give or take," meaning approximately or allowing for a small variation in a number, time, or amount, is an idiom that became common in the mid-20th century, specifically cited around 1958. It derives from the older phrase "give-and-take," which dates back to the 18th century and relates to mutual concession, negotiation, or compromises

Figurative daily-life examples:

• I’ll be there at 7 p.m., give or take. ⌚

• We have about 10 cookies left, give or take. 🍪

• The project will take a week, give or take. 📅

Now it’s your turn! 💬

Drop your own sentence using “give or take” below 👇

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