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give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to give someone a telephone call. : Give me a buzz sometime.
  2. tv.
    to give someone a chuckle or a bit of enjoyment. : It always gives me a buzz to watch Sally do her act.
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give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to scold someone. : Sally gave Sam an earful for the way he treated Mary.
  2. tv.
    to tell someone surprising secrets. : Willy gave Sally an earful about Todd's tax problems.

give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to give someone a helping hand. : I gotta give this guy five with the crate. Be right with you.
  2. tv.
    to slap hands in greeting. (See also high five; Give me five!) : Jerry gave John five as they passed in the corridor.

give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to bawl someone out; to scold someone severely. (Use caution with hell.) : The boss just gave me hell about it.
  2. tv.
    to trouble someone. (Use caution with hell.) : This problem is giving us hell at the office.

give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to dismiss someone from employment. : I was afraid they would give me the ax.
  2. tv.
    to divorce someone. : She gave him the ax because he wouldn't stop smoking like he promised.

give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to harass someone; to scold someone. : The guys have been giving me the business about my haircut.
  2. tv.
    to kill someone. (Underworld.) : Lefty wanted to give Rocko the business for being so damn perfect.

give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to display the middle finger upright as a sign of derision. (The gesture is taboo.) : Somebody gave the cop the finger.
  2. tv.
    to mistreat someone; to insult someone. : You've been giving me the finger ever since I started working here. What's wrong?

give (so) definition


  1. tv.
    to signal someone by nodding. (Not slang.) : I gave Pete the nod, and he started the procedure.
  2. tv.
    to choose someone. (See also get the nod.) : The committee gave Frank the nod for the job.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

give

In addition to the idioms beginning with give, also see hard time (give someone a); Indian giver; never give a sucker an even break; not care (give) a rap; not give someone the time of day; what's cooking (gives). Also see under idioms beginning with get and have.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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