swings and roundabouts

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Definitions of swings and roundabouts words

phrase swings and roundabouts If you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many gains as there are losses. 0
noun swings and roundabouts equal advantages and disadvantages 0
noun swings and roundabouts (Idiomatic) (Britain) Gains and losses that offset each other. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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