A latin phrase that translates into "what for what". It essentially means that if you do something for me, I'll do something for you as a fair exchange.
Only pinko's believe in Quid Pro Quo and as a result, they should beripped off because of their beliefs.
I can respect nicotine-wad-chomping buddies' wanting to "share and share alike" by practicing quid pro quo, but surely there are less disgusting --- not to mention less hazardous to your health --- ways to display fairness of mind???
this for that; tit for tat (obsolete, but still used by older people); "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours"; usually used in legal exchanges with attorneys each giving something to settle a case.
The "quid pro quo" in the divorce was that the wife would get the house and the husband would get the cottage on the lake.
The art of practicing medicine such that a patient is subjected to tests which will not alter the direction of treatment, and refusing treatment until the patient complies. When a doctor requires a test or procedure more harmful or risky than providing appropriate treatment to see if there is improvement.
Dr. Clarke is practicing Quid pro quomedicine, he wants me to have an ERCP with sphincterotomy when a CT Scan carries less risk, less cost and is more accurate than his subjecting opinion.