lend

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | 367 words | Copyright

lend Lend-Lease an arrangement made in 1941 whereby the US supplied military equipment and armaments to the UK and its allies, originally as a loan in return for the use of British-owned military bases.
lend your money and lose your friend indebtedness puts a strain on friendship; proverbial saying, late 15th century.

See also distance lends enchantment to the view.

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