go band for band

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To compare two (sets of) things exhaustively. figuratively,intransitive,slang
    — Me and bro went band for band with our garages, but I lost the moment he whipped out the whole ass 1930s tank.
  2. To compare who has more bands (stacks of $1000 bills). intransitive,literally,slang
    — Go band for band with me, bruh, we'll be counting like you count sheep falling asleep.

词形变化

goes band for band present,singular,third-person going band for band participle,present went band for band past gone band for band participle,past

词源

Originated in its literal sense, using the meaning “stack of dollar bills totaling $1000” of band; thus, going “band for band” means to count both people's bands until someone runs out first.
Go is used as a light verb implying activity.
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