beggar-my-neighbour

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beggar-my-neighbour

1. (Card Games) a card game in which one player tries to win all the cards of the other player

2. (modifier) relating to or denoting an advantage gained by one side at the expense of the other: beggar-my-neighbour policies.

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beggar-my-neighbour - a card game for two players in which the object is to win all of the other player's cards

beggar-my-neighbor, strip-Jack-naked

card game, cards - a game played with playing cards

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