go band for band

verb

To compare two (sets of) things exhaustively.

“Go band for band with me, bruh, we'll be counting like you count sheep falling asleep.”

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Meanings

verbgo band for band (third-person singular simple present goes band for band, present participle going band for band, simple past went band for band, past participle gone band for band)

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

  1. figurativelyintransitiveslangTo compare two (sets of) things exhaustively.

    Me and bro went band for band with our garages, but I lost the moment he whipped out the whole ass 1930s tank.

  2. intransitiveliterallyslangTo compare who has more bands (stacks of $1000 bills).

    Go band for band with me, bruh, we'll be counting like you count sheep falling asleep.

Origin

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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