Словарь американских идиом (8000 единиц)
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[give her the gun] See: GIVE IT THE GUN.
[give in] <v.> To stop fighting or arguing and do as the other person wants; give someone his own way; stop opposing someone. * /Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she gave in./ * /After Billy proved that he could ride a bicycle safely, his father gave in to him and bought him one./ Compare: GIVE UP, SAY UNCLE.
[give it some thought] <v. phr.> To wait and see; consider something after some time has elapsed. * /"Will you buy my car?" Fred asked. "Let me give it some thought," Jim answered./ Contrast: SLEEP ON.
[give it the gun] or [give her the gun] <v. phr.>, <slang> To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. * /The race driver gave it the gun./ * /The speedboat pilot gave her the gun./ Compare: STEP ON IT.
[give it to] <v. phr.>, <informal> 1. To give punishment to; beat. * /The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent./ Syn.: LET HAVE IT. 2. To scold. * /Jerry's mother gave it to him for coming home late./ Compare: GIVE A PIECE OF ONE'S MIND, LACE INTO. Contrast: CATCH IT.
[give it to one straight] <v. phr.> To be direct; be frank. * /I asked the doctor to give it to me straight how long I have to live./
[give no quarter] <v. phr.> To be ruthless and show no mercy. * /The enemy soldiers gave no quarter and shot all the prisoners./
[give notice] <v. phr.> To inform an employer, an employee, a landlord, or a tenant of the termination of a contractual agreement of service or tenancy. * /Max gave notice at the bank where he was working./ * /Sally was given notice by her landlord./
[given to] <adj. phr.> Having a tendency to; addicted to. * /Phil is given to telling fantastic tales about his chateau in France./
[give off] <v.> To send out; let out; put forth. * /Rotten eggs give off a bad smell./ * /Burning leaves give off thick smoke./ Syn.: GIVE OUT(2).
[give of oneself] <v. phr.>, <literary> To give your time and effort to help others. * /You should give of yourself sometimes./ * /During World War II, Governor Baldwin gave of himself by sweeping the halls of a hospital every afternoon./
[give one a dressing down] See: DRESSING DOWN.
[give one a free hand] See: FREE HAND.
[give one a (good) going-over] See: GO OVER(1).
[give one a lift] <v. phr.> 1. To give someone a ride. * /Jack gave me a lift in his new car./ 2. To comfort someone. * /Talking to my doctor yesterday gave me a lift./
[give one an inch, and he will take a mile] If you give some people a little or yield anything, they will want more and more; some people are never satisfied. * /I gave Billy a bite of candy and he wanted more and more. If you give him an inch, he'll take a mile./ * /The counselor said to Jack, "No, I can't let you get a haircut until Saturday. It's against the rules, and if I give an inch, someone will take a mile."/
[give one a piece of one's mind] <v. phr.>, <informal> To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). * /Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind./ * /The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots./ Syn.: TELL OFF. Compare: BAWL OUT, DRESS DOWN, GIVE IT TO, TONGUE LASHING.
[give one a ring] also <informal> [give a buzz] To call on the telephone. * /Mrs. Jacobs promised to give her husband a ring in the afternoon./ * /Alice will give her friend a buzz tonight./
[give one enough rope and he will hang himself] <informal> Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught.
– A proverb. * /Johnny is always stealing and hasn't been caught. But give him enough rope and he'll hang himself./ - Often used in a short form, "give one enough rope". * /Mother didn't know who robbed the cookie jar, but she thought she could catch him if she gave him enough rope./
[give one pause] <v. phr.> To astonish someone; cause one to stop and think. * /"Your remark gives me pause," Tom said, when Jane called him an incurable gambler./
[give one short shrift] See: SHORT SHRIFT.
[give oneself airs] <v. phr.> To act proud; act vain. * /Mary gave herself airs when she wore her new dress./ * /John gave himself airs when he won first prize./
[give oneself away] <v. phr.> To show guilt; show you have done wrong. * /The thief gave himself away by spending so much money./ * /Carl played a joke on Bob and gave himself away by laughing./ Compare: GIVE AWAY.
[give oneself up] <v.> To stop hiding or running away; surrender. * /The thief gave himself up to the police./ * /Mr. Thompson hit another car, and his wife told him to give himself up./ Compare: TURN IN.
[give oneself up to] <v. phr.> Not to hold yourself back from; let yourself enjoy. * /Uncle Willie gave himself up to a life of wandering./ * /John came inside from the cold and gave himself up to the pleasure of being in a warm room./ Compare: ENJOY ONESELF, LET ONESELF GO.
[give one some of his] or [her own medicine] <v. phr.> To treat someone the way he or she treats others (used in the negative). * /The gangster beat up an innocent old man, so when he resisted arrest, a policeman gave him a little of his own medicine./
[give one's due] <v. phr.> To be fair to (a person), give credit that (a person) deserves. * /The boxer who lost gave the new champion his due./ * /We should give a good worker his due./ Compare: GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE.
[give one's right arm for] <v. phr.> To give something of great value; sacrifice. * /During our long hike in the desert, I would have given my right arm for an ice cold drink./
[give one's word] <v. phr.> To seriously promise. * /"You gave me your word you would marry me," Mary bitterly complained, "but you broke your word."/