COMPROMISE
NOUNS
► MEXICAN COMPROMISE a decision in which you lose property but save your life → 1954 US sl.
► FAGGOT a secret and unworthy compromise → 1880 Eng. dial.
► ؙ SAW-OFF an agreement to compromise with mutual benefits, esp. political → 2002 Can. sl.
VERBS
► COP A PLEA to compromise, to give in, to surrender → 1930 orig. US sl.
► PUSSYFOOT AROUND to compromise, to act in a cowardly or weak manner → 20C sl.
► TAKE A DIVE to compromise oneself → 1980 sl., orig. US
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