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[give one the eye] <v. phr.>, <slang> 1. To look at, especially with interest and liking. * /A pretty girl went by and all the boys gave her the eye./ 2. To look or stare at, especially in a cold or unfriendly way. * /Mrs. Jones didn't like Mary and didn't speak. She just gave her the eye when they met on the street./

[give one the works] See: THE WORKS.

[give or take] <v, phr.> To add or subtract. Used with a round number or date to show how approximate it is. * /The house was built in 1900, give or take five years./

[give out] <v.> 1. To make known; let it be known; publish. * /Mary gave out that she and Bob were going to be married./ 2. To let escape; give. * /The cowboy gave out a yell./ Syn.: GIVE OFF, LET GO. 3. to give to people; distribute. * /The barber gives out free lollipops to all the children./ Compare: HAND OUT, PASS OUT. 4. To fail; collapse. * /Tom's legs gave out and he couldn't run any farther./ * /The chair gave out under the fat man./ Compare: WEAR OUT. 5. To be finished or gone. * /When the food at the party gave out, they bought more./ * /The teacher's patience gave out./ Syn.: RUN OUT, RUN SHORT. Compare: USE UP, WEAR OUT. 6. <slang> Not to hold back; act freely; let yourself go.
– Often used in the imperative. * /You're not working hard, Charley. Give out!/ 7. <informal> To show how you feel. * /When Jane saw the mouse, she gave out with a scream./ * /Give out with a little smile./ Compare: LET GO.

[give pause] <v. phr.> To cause you to stop and think; make you doubt or worry. * /The heavy monthly payments gave Mr. Smith pause in his plans to buy a new car./ * /The bad weather gave Miss Carter pause about driving to New York City./

[give place to] See: GIVE RISE TO.

[give rein to] or [give free rein to] <v. phr.> To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. * /When she wrote her first mystery novel, the talented novelist gave rein to her imagination./

[give rise to] <v. phr.> To be the reason for; cause. * /A branch floating in the water gave rise to Columbus' hopes that land was near./ * /John's black eye gave rise to rumors that he had been in a fight./

[give someone his rights] or [read someone his rights] <v. phr.>, <informal> 1. The act of advising arrested criminals that they have the right to remain silent and that everything they say can be held against them in a court of law; that they have the right to the presence of an attorney during questioning and that if they can't afford one and request it, an attorney will be appointed for them by the State. * /The cops gave Smith his rights immediately after the arrest./ 2. To sever a relationship by telling someone that he or she can go and see a divorce lawyer or the like. * /Sue gave Mike his rights before she slammed the door in his face./ Compare: READ THE RIOT ACT.

[give the air] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(1).

[give the ax] <v. phr.>, <colloquial> 1. Abruptly to finish a relationship. * /She gave me the ax last night./ 2. To fire an employee in a curt manner. * /His boss gave John the ax last Friday./

[give the benefit of the doubt] <v. phr.> To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. * /The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./ * /George's grade was higher than usual and he might have cheated, but his teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./

[give the bounce] or [give the gate] <v. phr.>, <slang> 1. or [give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate./ 2. or [give the sack] also [give the hook] To fire from a job; dismiss. * /The ball team gave Joe the gate because he never came to practice./ Contrast: GET THE BOUNCE.

[give the creeps] See: THE CREEPS.

[give the devil his due] <v. phr.> To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don't like him, * /I don't like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./

[give the gate] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE.

[give the glad eye] <v. phr.>, <slang> To give (someone) a welcoming look as if saying "come over here, I want to talk to you." * /I was surprised when Joe gave me the glad eye./

[give the go-by] <v. phr.> To pay no attention to a person; avoid. * /John fell in love with Mary, but she gave him the go-by./ * /The boy raised his hand to answer the question, but the teacher gave him the go-by./ Compare: THE RUNAROUND.

[give the high sign] See: HIGH SIGN.

[give the hook] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2).

[give the lie to] <v. phr.>, <literary> 1. To call (someone) a liar. * /The police gave the lie to the man who said that he had been at home during the robbery./ 2. To show (something) to be false; prove untrue. * /The boy's dirty face gave the lie to his answer that he had washed./

[give the sack] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2).

[give the shirt off one's back] <v. phr.>, <informal> To give away something or everything that you own. * /He'd give you the shirt off his back./

[give the show away] <v. phr.> To reveal a plan or information that is supposed to be secret. * /You have read further in the book than I have, but please don't tell me where the treasure was buried; otherwise you'd be giving the show away./

[give the slip] <v.> To escape from (someone); run away from unexpectedly; sneak away from. * /An Indian was following, but Boone gave him the slip by running down a hill./ * /Some boys were waiting outside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip./

[give signs of] See: SHOW SIGN(S) OF; SHOW NO SIGN OF.

[give the willies] <v. phr.> To cause someone to be uncomfortable, fearful, or nervous. * /Sue hates to camp out in a tent; the buzzing of the mosquitoes gives her the willies./

[give thought to] <v. phr.> To consider; think about. * /Have you given any thought to the question of how to sell Grandpa's old house?/ Contrast: GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.

[give to understand] <v. phr.>, <informal> 1. To make a person think that something is true but not tell him; suggest; hint. * /Mr. Johnson gave Billy to understand that he would pay him if he helped him clean the yard./ 2. To make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly. * /Frank was given to understand in a short note from the boss that he was fired./