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Julia Huong
2022-05-30 05:05
A quid pro quo phrase informal
A favor done in exchange for another favor.
Mary agreed to help Jack with his homework as a quid pro quo for keeping her past secret.
You cook for me, and I'll repair your car- quid pro quo.
To argue with somebody
To destroy something for something else
1. Used when you accept something as an exchange in return for something especially as part of a compromise
2. Do something alternately
To replace, or exchange something (roles, places, actions)
To be a substitute for someone or something, but of lower quality.
This phrase has been used in English since the late 1500s.
Do you see anything wrong?
If a person has the devil's own luck, he or she has extremely good luck.
A: Yesterday I won a $10 million lottery jackpot and today I won a car in a draw.
B: You have the devil's own luck.
