swap someone or something for someone or something else
- swap someone or something for someone or something else
swap someone or something for someone or something else
to trade someone or something for someone or something else. •
I will swap my shortstop for your second baseman.
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There are times when I would gladly swap you for a new car—even an old car!
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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