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give someone staticTo chew out; to lecture.Rate it:

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give someone the bootTo fire, to sack, to dismiss.Rate it:

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give someone the brush-offTo rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone.Rate it:

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give someone the businessTo treat someone harshly or in a wrongful manner, such as by abusing, deceiving, or manipulating.Rate it:

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give someone the businessTo harangue, criticize vigorously, berate, or ridicule someone.Rate it:

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give someone the chairTo execute a person by means of the electric chair.Rate it:

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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 someone the heave-hoRate 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 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 against the grainTo defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary.Rate it:

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go all around the WrekinTake a long time to arrive.Rate it:

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go all outTo reserve nothing; to put forth all possible effort or resources.Rate 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 dutchTo pay for one's own food and bills, or split the cost, when eating at a restaurant or going out for entertainment.Rate it:

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go for the gustoTo give your best; get everything out of life you can get; reach for the goal; have the best experienceRate it:

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go forthTo depart from a place; to set out.Rate it:

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go in forTo engage or take part in something.Rate it:

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go in one ear and out the otherFailed to pay attention.Rate it:

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go in the out doorTo engage in anal sex.Rate it:

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go madUsed to indicate that the second verb represents an action that is out of character.Rate it:

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go medievalget very angry at someone; go ballisticRate it:

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go off half-cockedTo take a premature or ill-considered action.Rate it:

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go off half-cocked: To take a premature or ill-considered action.Rate it:

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go on gitleave! short for Go on, get out of here!; the speaker is telling the listener to leave, emphatically; also often said to animals to chase them awayRate it:

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go on striketake industrial actionRate 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 outTo be turned off or extinguished.Rate it:

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go outTo leave one's abode to go to public places.Rate it:

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go outTo leave, especially a building.Rate it:

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go outTo become extinct, to expire.Rate it:

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