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one must give to get

one must give to get proverb: expressing that reciprocity imparts obligation: one must provide service, respect, and honesty to others if one expects to receive such things from others.

Proverb

one must give to get

  1. Expressing that reciprocity imparts obligation: one must provide service, respect, and honesty to others if one expects to receive such things from others.

Questions about one must give to get

What does one must give to get mean?
One must give to get means expressing that reciprocity imparts obligation: one must provide service, respect, and honesty to others if one expects to receive such things from others.
What part of speech is one must give to get?
One must give to get is a proverb.

Words near one must give to get in the dictionary

  1. one moment
  2. one moment, please
  3. one more again
  4. one more time
  5. one more time for the sweet souvenir
  6. one must give to get
  7. one nail drives out another
  8. one nation
  9. one nationer
  10. one nationers
  11. one night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury

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