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Definitions4 characters(idiom) declines flourishes; (as trade-off zero-sum game)
Usage•••frequent
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As word
1(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
2(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
3(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
4(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)