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a given
Something that can be assumed or relied upon. My vote isn't a given, you know—you still need to prove to me that you can handle this job.
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given
1. Designated. If you're not here at the given time tomorrow, the bus is going to leave without you!
2. Considering. Given the rainy weather, we had to cancel the picnic.
- (a) quarter of (a given hour in time)
- (not) give a fig
- (not) give a toss
- (not) give two hoots
- a given
- be given no quarter
- be given the gate
- be given the hook
- be given to (something)
- be given to something/to doing something
- be no quarter given
- get the ax
- get/be given the chop
- give (full) vent to (something)
- give (one) a (good) talking to
- give (one) a run for (one's) money
- give (one) a taste of (one's) own medicine
- give (one) both barrels
- give (one) furiously to think
- give (one) hell
- give (one) the sack
- give (one) to believe
- give (one) to understand
- give (one's) name to (something)
- give (someone or something) up for lost
- give (someone) an easy ride
- give (someone) the horn
- give (someone) the length of (one's) tongue
- give (something) a facelift
- give (something) a lick and a promise
- give (something) a miss
- give (something) a once-over
- give (something) a rest
- give (something) full play
- give (something) the (old) college try
- give (something) the thumbs down
- give (something) the thumbs up
- give (something) to (one) on a (silver) platter
- give (something) to (one) on a plate
- give a basket
- give a black eye to (someone or something)
- give a lead
- give a new lease of life
- give an inch
- give it a burl
- give it a rest
- give it a shot
- give it laldy
- give it some welly
- give lip service to (something)
- give notice
- give out
- give rise to (something)
- give shape to (something)
- give the (whole) show away
- give the devil his/her due
- give the eye
- give the lie to (something)
- give up
- give up (something) as a bad job
- give up as lost
- give up for lost
- give up on (someone or something)
- give up the ghost
- give voice to (something)
- give way
- give wing to (something)
- give with one hand and take away with the other
- given
- given half a/the chance
- given to
- given to (something)
- given to doing
- given to understand
- God-given right
- no fucks given
- not give a damn
- not give house room
- Nothing is given so freely as advice
- quarter past (a given hour in time)
- zero fucks given