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give/hand to on a plate
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give/hand something to someone on a plate

to let someone get something very easily, without having to work for it. You can't expect everything to be handed to you on a plate - you've got to make a bit of effort.

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give the shivers
give the slip
give the thumbs down
give the thumbs up
give the time of day
give the works
Give them hell

give to on a plate
give up
give up as a bad job
give up on
give up the ghost
give walking papers
give way
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Give them an inch and they will take a mile

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Give them an inch and they'll take an ell

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Give them an inch, they'll take a mile

give to believe

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Give to the Bit (horse training)

give to understand

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Give U My Heart

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Give Up (disambiguation)

Give Up Already

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