- beggar-my-neighbour
- adjective Date: 1943 chiefly British beggar-thy-neighbor
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Beggar thy neighbour — Beggar thy neighbour, or beggar my neighbour, policies are those that seek benefits for one country at the expense of others. Such policies attempt to remedy the economic problems in one country by means which tend to worsen the problems of other … Wikipedia
Beggar my neighbour — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El beggar my neighbour o beggar thy neighbour ( fastidiar al vecino ) fue una práctica política de escala internacional. Ésta no sería superada hasta después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y hundiría aún más las… … Wikipedia Español
Beggar-My-Neighbour — Beggar My Neighbour, also known as Beat Jack Out of Doors, Beat Your Neighbour Out of Doors, Strip Jack Naked, Picture and Draw the Well Dry, is a simple card game somewhat similar in nature to War, and has spawned a more complicated variant,… … Wikipedia
beggar-my-neighbour — /bɛgə mə ˈneɪbə/ (say beguh muh naybuh) noun Also, beggar your neighbour. 1. a card game for two players. –adjective 2. gaining advantage at the expense of another: beggar my neighbour policies. Also, beggar my neighbor …
beggar-my-neighbour — noun a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player s cards • Syn: ↑beggar my neighbor, ↑strip Jack naked • Hypernyms: ↑card game, ↑cards * * * beggˈar my neighˈbour noun 1. A game that goes … Useful english dictionary
Beggar-my-Neighbour-Policy — [ begə maɪ neɪbə pɔlɪsɪ; englisch »Politik, die den Nachbarn zum Bettler macht«] die, , Form der Außenwirtschaftspolitik, die darauf gerichtet ist, unter bewusster Inkaufnahme von Nachteilen für das Ausland Exportüberschüsse zu erzielen. Damit… … Universal-Lexikon
Beggar My Neighbour (TV series) — infobox television show name = Beggar My Neighbour caption = format = Sitcom runtime = 30 minutes creator = starring = Peter Jones June Whitfield Desmond Walter Ellis Reg Varney Pat Coombs Rosemary Faith country = UK network = BBC first aired =… … Wikipedia
beggar-my-neighbour policy — noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy the United States has pursued a beggar my neighbor policy • Syn: ↑beggar my neighbor policy, ↑beggar my neighbor strategy, ↑beggar my neighbour… … Useful english dictionary
beggar-my-neighbour strategy — noun a policy of promoting oneself at the expense of others; used especially of national policy the United States has pursued a beggar my neighbor policy • Syn: ↑beggar my neighbor policy, ↑beggar my neighbour policy, ↑beggar my neighbor strategy … Useful english dictionary
beggar my neighbour — Cockney Rhyming Slang Labour … English dialects glossary
