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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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 Blake Snell threw a no-hitter, the White Sox are working on a no-winner and something has to give in Los Angeles this week. —

Levi Weaver, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024 So something has to give, and what gave was my personal relationships. —

Cat Woods, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 There’s a huge logjam following Celebrini and (Will) Smith signings; something has to give. —

Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for something has (got) to give

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