an English question

@dufresne (137)
China
June 12, 2009 9:03pm CST
In the sentence "I never doubted not only that I would get out (of the prisoner-of-war camp), but also that I would prevail in the end and turn the experience into the defining event of my life, which, in retrospect, I would not trade.", what does the last word "trade" mean?
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@flaky03 (225)
• Philippines
13 Jun 09
The word trade in this sentence was not used as a verb but was used as an idiom. It means not to give up nor dwell onto the consequences.
deebomb
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
13 Jun 09
To trade is to give something in exchange for something else. In this case it means Not to give up