something has (got) to give
idiom
—used to say that someone or something has to stop trying to resist or oppose something
For the strike to be settled, something has (got) to give!
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Eventually, under protectionism, something has to give.
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Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
First-team All-Pro linebacker Zach Baun also will be seeking a significant raise so something has to give.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
First-team All-Pro linebacker Zach Baun will also be seeking a significant raise so something has to give.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
But at the same time, I'm also getting burned from both sides and something has got to give eventually.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Javier Corrales, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
First-team All-Pro linebacker Zach Baun also will be seeking a significant raise so something has to give.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
First-team All-Pro linebacker Zach Baun will also be seeking a significant raise so something has to give.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
But at the same time, I'm also getting burned from both sides and something has got to give eventually.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for something has (got) to give
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“Something has (got) to give.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20has%20%28got%29%20to%20give. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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