something has (got) to give

idiom

used to say that someone or something has to stop trying to resist or oppose something
For the strike to be settled, something has (got) to give!

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First-team All-Pro linebacker Zach Baun also will be seeking a significant raise so something has to give. San Diego Union-Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025 First-team All-Pro linebacker Zach Baun will also be seeking a significant raise so something has to give. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025 But at the same time, I'm also getting burned from both sides and something has got to give eventually. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024 Even in Baltimore something has to give to bring people back after the Preakness has drawn 47,000 people in 2023 and 42,000 in ’22 — low numbers, even if weather-related, compared to crowds of 100,000-plus each year from 2011-19. Stephen Whyno, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for something has (got) to give

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“Something has (got) to give.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/something%20has%20%28got%29%20to%20give. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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