How is the phrase ты мне — я тебе translated from Russian to English

English translation
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
phrase

Помоги мне, и я помогу тебе в ответ.

Help me and I will help you in return.

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  • Ты мне — я тебе. — Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

  • У нас тут всё по принципу «ты мне — я тебе». — Around here it's scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

  • «Ты мне — я тебе», как любит повторять мой начальник. — Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours, as my boss likes to say.

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