a quo
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So, basically, a quid and a quo but not a pro.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2019
The U.S. attorney saw double — a quid and a quo.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2015
While the negotiations go on, Nixon obviously has nothing to gain by trumpeting his quids before the other side can respond with a quo or two.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another explanation, which we believe is supported by Mr. Eustace Miles, scouts the notion of an ancient origin of the phrase and fixes the terminus a quo by the recent introduction of vegetarian diet.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 19th, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
The expiring company further appointed Thomas Morton as their lawyer to ask for a quo warranto against the charter of the Massachusetts Company.
From England in America, 1580-1652 by Tyler, Lyon Gardiner
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