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English translation: cut-and-thrust of your peers

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16:33 Feb 4, 2011

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Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy

English term or phrase: Cut and "..." to/of you peers

Please Help, I heard this expression today for the first time and cannot recall all of it.
It had all the meaning I wanted. It illustrates the stimulation and synergies you get out of your peer group.
I know what is left if pretty vague but can someone help ? Starts with the cut and "......" peer group
Kind regards and thanks for your time,
Nadine

nbadra

English translation:cut-and-thrust of your peers

Explanation:
I think this is probably what you're looking for.

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-02-04 16:43:21 GMT)
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I probably shouldn't have used the hyphens - it's in my Oxford as three separate words.

It means a competitive situation and has its origins in sword fighting.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-02-04 20:21:38 GMT)
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Sorry Nadine, we seem to have hijacked your question for a bit of nostalgia (at least, it's nostalgia on my part having left my homeland nearly 20 years ago)! But I think you already have the answer you were looking for so no harm done, I hope.

Selected response from:

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 20:56

Grading comment

Many Thanks for adequate and very quick answer! sorry delay in attributing points as not familiar with system!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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cut-and-thrust of your peers

Sheila Wilson

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cut and "..." to/of you peers

cut-and-thrust of your peers

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 20:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Many Thanks for adequate and very quick answer! sorry delay in attributing points as not familiar with system!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you !!! You re a star for such a quick answer. Was visiting a school for my daughter and the head teacher used this expression which, in my view, encapsulated all I wanted from class synergies etc... Best, Nadine

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Carol Gullidge: until I read the whole question, I had "cut and run" and "cut and paste" in mind :O)//I hadn't thought of that one!

4 mins

-> "Cut and come again cake" was what sprang to my mind - soon be dinner time! :-)

agree

Jack Doughty

23 mins

-> Thanks

agree

JaneTranslates: What's "cut and come again cake"?//As a true translator, I couldn't wait for the answer, so I Googled. Totally new expression for me--how come I missed out, with all the British fiction I read and British movies/TV shows I watch? ;-)

45 mins

-> Thanks, Jane. I had to make one for my "O" level cookery exam. It's a light, everyday fruit cake. If you live in the UK it's OK; if you're an expat it's a lovely memory! // I don't thinkk I've ever seen one in a baker's, let alone on TV, so no surprise.

agree

Bashiqa: Cut and come again - because it is delicious and you keep cutting more

53 mins

-> Exactly, Bashiqa! Thanks.

agree

Thayenga

1 hr

-> Thanks

agree

Lourdes Sanchez: I have also heard "cut throat"

1 hr

-> Thanks, but cut throat is has negative connotations, whereas cut and thrust is stimulating

agree

Tony M: Although it hardly seems to me to sum up synergies, more likely the trials of being 'on the spot'!

1 hr

-> Thanks Tony, but I believe in a group of free thinkers there is bound to be a cut and thrust element but this doesn't mean there isn't a real synergy. Synergy doesn't need "yes men" after all

agree

British Diana: The cake is called this because it is substantial and filling so will "survive" many hungry eaters (such as teenage boys) // Luckily in my new home Germany cakes take up the entire baking tray (Backblech) - google pictures of "Blechkuchen" -CACO cakes too

1 hr

-> Thanks Diana. That's the theory but in expat-land one CACO is never enough!

agree

Lisa Miles: I like the way this turned into CACOs :)

3 hrs

-> Thanks. That's the synergy of translators' groups in action for you!

agree

Stephanie Ezrol

9 hrs

-> Thanks

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