given to understand

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given to understand

[of someone] made to believe [something]. (See also give someone to understand.) They were given to understand that there would be no tax increase, but after the election taxes went up. She was given to understand that she had to be home by midnight.

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Warden," he added to that official, as the Convict slunk away, "in appointing you to this position, I was given to understand that your friends could make the Shikane county delegation to the next State convention solid for - for the present Administration. Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context While we stayed here we were given to understand that those who had been pleased at Goa to give us directions in relation to our journey had done nothing but tell us lies. A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context I was given to understand that in this prison no swords or fire- arms, or even cudgels, are kept; nor is it probable that, so long as its present excellent management continues, any weapon, offensive or defensive, will ever be required within its bounds. American Notes for General Circulation by Dickens, Charles View in context			give the time of day give the willies Give them hell! give tit for tat give to on a plate give to on a platter give to understand give under threat of give up as a bad job give up for dead give up hope give up the fight give up the ghost Give us the tools, and we will finish the job give vent to give voice to give walking papers give way give way to give weight to give you a lift? given given half a chance given to given to doing given to understand glad glad hand glad rags glad to hear it glad to meet you glad you could come glad you could drop by glance glance around glance at glance back glance down glance off glance over glance through glare glare at glare down on glass glass in glaze over gleam gleam with glean from glide			given the works given the works given the works given their cards given their cards given their cards given their due given their due given their due given their due given their head given their head given their head given their head given to given to given to believe given to believe given to controversy given to deceit given to disputation given to doing given to fighting given to joking given to know given to know given to lying given to research given to suspicion given to thought given to understand given to vice given tongue given tongue given tongue Given Up Given Up given up as a bad job given up as a bad job given up as a bad job given up as a bad job given up for lost given up for lost given up on given up on given up the ghost given up the ghost given up the ghost given up the ghost given voice given voice given voice given voice given way given way given way given what for given what for given-year method Givenchy Givenchy, Hubert de

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