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allow/give someone (a) free rein allow/give something (a) free rein allow/give something full play blow a raspberry not budge/give an inch not care/give a fig not care/give a hoot not care/give a toss not care/give tuppence Don't give me that! Don't give up the day job! flip/give someone the bird give something/someone a bad name give something a bad name give someone a bell give someone a bloody nose give someone a break give someone a buzz not give a damn give a damn (about someone/something) give someone a dose/taste of their own medicine give someone a fair crack of the whip give someone a foot in the door give someone a free hand give someone a hand give someone a hard time give someone a head start give a hostage to fortune give someone a leg up give something a lick and a promise give someone [a lot of/some etc.] stick give something a miss not give a monkey's give someone a new lease of life give something a new lease of life give something a once-over give someone a piece of your mind give someone a rocket give someone a rough time give someone a run for their money not give something a second thought not give a shit give something a shot not give a tinker's cuss

give someone a tinkle give someone/something a wide berth give your all give someone an earful give someone an even break Give someone an inch and they'll take a mile. give and take give as good as you get give someone/something away give someone carte blanche give someone their due give someone enough rope (to hang themselves) give your eye teeth for something give someone (the right of/to) first refusal give someone food for thought give someone grief give ground give someone their head give someone hell not give something/someone house room give in (to someone/something) give it a rest Give it a rest! give it a shot/whirl give it your all give it your best shot Give it to me straight. give it to someone straight give your life give someone their marching orders Give me a high five! Give me five! Give me/us a break! give or take (something) give out give someone pause give someone pause (for thought) give something pride of place give someone/something short shrift give someone/something the benefit of the doubt give someone the benefit of the doubt give someone the boot give someone/something the cold shoulder give someone the cold shoulder

give someone the creeps/willies give someone the elbow give someone the evil eye give someone the finger give the game away give someone the glad eye give someone/something the green light give someone the (old) heave ho give someone the heebie-jeebies give someone the jitters give someone the kiss of life give the lie to something give someone the nod give someone/something the once-over give someone the push give someone the rough side of your tongue give someone the runaround give someone the sack give someone the shaft give someone the shits give someone the shivers give someone the slip give something the thumbs down give something the thumbs up not give someone the time of day give someone the works Give them hell! give up give up something give something up as a bad job give up on someone/something give up the ghost give someone their walking papers give/hand something to someone on a plate give/hand something to someone on a (silver) platter give/pay lip service to something give/quote (someone) chapter and verse give/shoot someone a dirty look I'll give you what for! lull someone into a false sense of security would give their right arm would give you the shirt off their back