a Roland for an Oliver
noun
Roget 794:
barter,
exchange,
scorse†,
truck system;
interchange
etc.
148.
a Roland for an Oliver;
quid pro quo;
commutation,
composition;
Indian gift [U.S.].
trade,
commerce,
mercature†,
buying and selling,
bargain and sale;
traffic,
business,
nundination†,
custom,
shopping;
commercial enterprise,
speculation,
jobbing,
stockjobbing†,
agiotage†,
brokery†.
deal,
dealing,
transaction,
negotiation,
bargain.
free trade.
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Roget 718:
retaliation,
reprisal,
retort,
payback;
counter-stroke,
counter-blast,
counterplot,
counter-project;
retribution,
lex talionis [Lat.];
reciprocation
etc.
(reciprocity)
12.
tit for tat,
give and take,
blow for blow,
quid pro quo,
a Roland for an Oliver,
measure for measure,
diamond cut diamond,
the biter bit,
a game at which two can play;
reproof valiant,
retort courteous.
recrimination
etc.
(accusation)
938;
revenge
etc.
919;
compensation
etc.
30;
reaction
etc.
(recoil)
277.
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