give with one hand and take away with the other (English, verb)
expansion: give with one hand and take away with the other (third-person singular simple present gives with one hand and takes away with the other, present participle giving with one hand and taking away with the other, simple past gave with one hand and took away with the other, past participle given with one hand and taken away with the other)
Senses:
glosses: To help in one way but proceed to harm in another.
Forms:
form: gives with one hand and takes away with the other
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: giving with one hand and taking away with the other
tags: participle
present
form: gave with one hand and took away with the other
tags: past
form: given with one hand and taken away with the other
tags: participle
past