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give house room

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not give something/someone house room

to refuse to become involved with someone or something, because you do not like them or approve of them. A respectable organization shouldn't be giving house room to a bunch of bigoted fanatics.

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give food for thought
give free reign
give free rein
give grief
give ground
give head
give hell

give house room
give in
Give it a rest
give it a shot/whirl
give it all
give it best shot
Give it to me straight
give it to straight

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