idiom
Fair Exchange Is No Robbery
FAYR eks-CHAYNJ iz NO ROB-ur-ee
/fɛr ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ ɪz noʊ ˈrɒbəri/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
fairexchangeisnorobbery
Dictionary meaning
A proverb asserting that if both parties in a transaction give and receive things of equal value, then neither has been cheated.
Examples
- She gave him her old laptop in return for his camera — fair exchange is no robbery.
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