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give someone the cold shoulderTo snub, resist or reject somebody; to regard somebody distantly.Rate it:

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give someone the creepsTo give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright.Rate it:

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give someone the eyeTo show flirtatious signs with the eye.Rate it:

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give someone the heave-hoto fire, expel or break up with someone.Rate it:

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give someone the old heave-hoAlternative form of give somebody the heave-ho.Rate it:

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give someone the old heave-hoAlternative form of give someone the heave-hoRate it:

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give someone the runaroundTo delay, dodge, or frustrate (someone), especially by providing useless information or directions .Rate it:

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Give Someone the Shirt off Your BackTo have a big heart, to give generouslyRate it:

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give someone the slipTo evade, escape, or get away from somebody.Rate it:

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Give Someone the Third DegreeA long period of inquiry or questioningRate it:

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give someone what forTo punish; to rebuke.Rate it:

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give someone what-forTo admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody.Rate it:

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give the benefit of the doubtAttribute as true or take the side of someone or statement when there remains missing information or evidence.Rate it:

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give the royal treatmentTo treat (someone) extremely wellRate it:

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given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallowGiven a large enough beta tester and codeveloper base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix will be obvious to someone.Rate it:

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glaze overSame as to gloss over something. When someone makes reference to something or alludes to it, but what was more important was hidden or was not expressly stated.Rate it:

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gnaw someone's vitalsto deeply trouble (someone)Rate it:

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go againstTo be unfavourable to someone.Rate it:

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Go Against the GrainAnnoying people by saying or doing something in an unusual way, to arouse anger in someone by going against his willRate it:

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go along for the rideTo accompany someone passively, or to take a passive role in a project.Rate it:

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Go Along for the RideTo accompany someone in an activity without taking part in itRate it:

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go awayCommand asking someone to leave them alone.Rate it:

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go belly-upTo fail or fold; especially, to close or shut down a business; to go out of business.Rate it:

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go downTo take place, happen.Rate it:

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go downTo perform oral sex.Rate it:

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go downTo descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.Rate it:

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go downTo be received or accepted.Rate it:

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go downSomething that is about to happenRate it:

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go downTo stop functioning, to go offline.Rate it:

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go downFall to the floor.Rate it:

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go downTo decrease; to change from a greater value to a lesser one.Rate it:

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go down in flamesTo fail miserably and with long-term consequences.Rate it:

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go down like a lead balloonTo be received negatively by others.Rate it:

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go down onTo perform oral sex upon (either sex).Rate it:

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go down that roadTo settle a way of doing something; do decide to do something in a particular way.Rate it:

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go down the drainSynonym of go down the toilet : to fail.Rate it:

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go down the khaziSynonym of go down the toilet : to fail; to degenerate rapidly.Rate it:

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go down the panTo fail or degenerate rapidly.Rate it:

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go down the roadA way of doing something; to do something in a particular way.Rate it:

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go down the toiletTo fail.Rate it:

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go down the tubesTo fail or degenerate rapidly.Rate it:

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go down the wrong wayTo swallow food or drink so that it goes down the wrong tube in one's throat and makes one cough or for a short period lose one's breath or choke.Rate it:

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go medievalget very angry at someone; go ballisticRate it:

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go on the rampageTo behave violently or to riot; to get revenge; to go after someoneRate it:

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Go Over Like a Lead BalloonTo let down and collapse badlyRate it:

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go over someone's headTo escape someone's comprehension.Rate it:

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go over someone's headTo take up an issue with another person's boss or other superior rather than beginning or continuing to deal with the original person.Rate it:

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go suck on a toeA way of telling someone to go away -- or a way of telling someone 'no'.Rate it:

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go take a jump in the lake!a rude way of telling someone to go away and stop annoying you.Rate it:

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Go To Bat for SomeoneTo help, guard or protect someoneRate it:

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