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give in to him

English translation: allow him to prevail / win / impose conditions upon you

12:08 Sep 10, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Religion
English term or phrase: give in to him
Hello everyone,

Do not impose on your
brother man, but do not let him impose on you. If you give
in to him against your judgment and conscience, you not only
hurt yourself, but also injure him

Does "give in to" mean "treat" here?

Thank you.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 09:29
Selected answer:allow him to prevail / win / impose conditions upon you
Explanation:
If you let the brother force you to do whatever he wants, if you allow him to impose upon you, then you hurt yourself and him.

i.e. leave each other alone!
Selected response from:

Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
United Kingdom
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, Liz.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7allow him to prevail / win / impose conditions upon you
Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
5 +3give way, allow him to dictate what you do / say / think etc.
Tony M
4yield to him
eski


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
give in to him
give way, allow him to dictate what you do / say / think etc.


Explanation:
No, it's nothing to do with giving a treat.

Tony M
France
Local time: 08:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sheila Wilson
15 mins
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agree  Lara Barnett
7 hrs
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agree  Charles Davis
12 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
allow him to prevail / win / impose conditions upon you


Explanation:
If you let the brother force you to do whatever he wants, if you allow him to impose upon you, then you hurt yourself and him.

i.e. leave each other alone!

Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, Liz.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
0 min
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agree  ClaraVal: Yield, etc. :-)
2 mins
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agree  Vaddy Peters: to give in, let him do it
3 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Sheila Wilson: I think you and Tony together have covered most of the synonyms
16 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  kmtext
32 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Robert Kleemaier
1 hr
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agree  Phong Le
15 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
yield to him


Explanation:
yield to him:

In other words, don't yield to his will; don't surrender; don't succumb.

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Saludos
eski :))

eski
Mexico
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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