| 词汇 | it's swings and roundabouts |
| 释义 | Idiom it's swings and roundabouts British & Australian, British & Australian something that you say to describe a situation in which there are as many advantages as there are problems.If you make more money, you have to pay more tax, so what we gain on the swings, we lose on the roundabouts.It's swings and roundabouts, really. If you save money by buying a house out of town, you pay more to travel to work. it's swings and roundaboutsThe losses, setbacks, or negative aspects of a certain situation are cancelled out or balanced by equally advantageous or positive elements (or vice versa). Primarily heard in UK. This promotion has meant I can provide for my family much more easily, but it's so demanding that I don't see them all that much—it's swings and roundabouts, really. People here complain about the high level of taxes, but it's all just swings and roundabouts, because if I were to go into hospital tomorrow for a major operation, I wouldn't pay a thing. |
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