beg|gar-my-neigh|bor

beg|gar-my-neigh|bor «BEHG uhr my NAY buhr», noun, adjective. Especially British.

–n.

a children's card game that is won when a player captures all his opponent's cards.

–adj.

of or having to do with profits derived from or gained by the losses of another: »

beggar-my-neighbor protectionism. It is clear that reducing…aid is just as beggar-my-neighbour a policy as raising tariffs (London Times).