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beggar-my-neighbour

/ˈbɛɡ.ə maɪ ˈneɪ.bə/

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noun

/ˈbɛɡ.ə maɪ ˈneɪ.bə/formal
  • ruКарточная игра для двух игроков, цель которой — выиграть все карты противника.

A card game for two players where the objective is to win all of the other player's cards.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. C1informalbritish

    A card game for two players where the goal is to capture all of the opponent's cards.

    ruКарточная игра

    • They spent the rainy afternoon playing beggar-my-neighbour.
    • In beggar-my-neighbour, players take turns placing cards face up.
    • He won the game of beggar-my-neighbour by collecting all the cards.

    Synonymsbeggar-my-neighborstrip-jack-naked

Forms
  • beggar-my-neighbour plural form
  • beggar-my-neighbour' possessive plural form