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beggar-my-neighbour::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beggar-my-neighbor, strip-jack-naked |
| Type of | card game, cards |
Examples of beggar-my-neighbour
beggar-my-neighbour
Political games of beggar my neighbour have little to do with the actual science.
From the guardian.co.uk
We're going to fight trade barriers, we're going to fight beggar-my-neighbour policies.
From the guardian.co.uk
In such a game of beggar my neighbour against bigger, stronger, more diversified economies I can't see us doing well.
From the guardian.co.uk
He calls on politicians to resist the clamour in many countries, particularly America, for beggar-my-neighbour protectionism.
From the economist.com
It would be wrong, though, to imagine that it has only been the weaker nations that have been hurt by Germany's beggar-my-neighbour policy.
From the guardian.co.uk
In Europe governments have casually played beggar-my-neighbour politics, with countries launching deposit-guarantee schemes that destabilise banks elsewhere.
From the economist.com
What all these proposals were addressing was the beggar-my-neighbour anarchy in international affairs that prevailed in the 1930s which was, arguably, a major factor that led to the second world war.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
