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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bit of give" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where some flexibility or leniency is allowed or needed.
Example: "In negotiations, it's important to have a bit of give to reach a mutually beneficial agreement."
Alternatives: "some flexibility" or "a little leeway".
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Wood and plastic: they have a bit of give and will not blunt/damage knives.
"It's certainly a bit of give to the left," Wilson acknowledged.
Almost every gig is a bit of give and take, like drawing up a contract.
They should have a bit of give to them – a bit of bounce.
There's an easy marriage to be worked out here with a bit of give and take.
Oiticica's grids from the late 1950s have a bit of give: the squares seem to jostle, wanting to be free.
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Most of these are easy to do with a little shopping, a bit of giving, and some planning.
However, after a bit of give-and-take with the wing Michael Tagicakibau, Tomkins was caught up in a maelstrom of Worcester attacking and caught looking the wrong way when the flanker Sam Betty spotted the gap which led to the line.
Run on a track with artificial padding, or on a treadmill with a little bit of give.
They come to hear you be the storyteller, but in gaming it's going to have to be a little bit of both, a little bit of give and take," he explained.
All those pieces have a tiny bit of give and play that allows them to do well in terms of small bumps".
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