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give a hootTo care about; to place value on something.Rate it:

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give a lightTo care.Rate it:

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give a man a fishShortened form of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeRate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.Rate it:

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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetimeIt is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something than to do it for them.Rate it:

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give a person lineto allow a person more or less liberty until it is convenient to stop or check him/her, like a hooked fish that swims away with the lineRate it:

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give a rat's arseTo care; to have or show an interest.Rate it:

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give a ringOn the telephone.Rate it:

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give a ripTo care.Rate it:

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give a shitTo care, often used in the negative.Rate it:

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give a shiteTo care; mind; consider importantRate it:

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give a sneck possetTo give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.Rate it:

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give a sneck possetTo fasten the door latch.Rate it:

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give aboutto spread a rumourRate it:

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give aboutto encompass or surround somethingRate it:

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give aboutto distribute or circulate somethingRate it:

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give againstto impinge againstRate it:

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give againstto attack or assaultRate it:

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give and takeA process of compromise or accommodation.Rate it:

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give as good as one getsTo behave toward others in a manner resembling or commensurate with their behavior towards oneself, especially in a situation where one is insulted or otherwise ill-treated.Rate it:

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give awayTo unintentionally reveal a secret, or expose someone.Rate it:

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give awayTo formally hand over a bride to the bridegroom; often by her father.Rate it:

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give awayTo relinquish control over.Rate it:

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give awayTo make a gift of.Rate it:

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give awayTo concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.Rate it:

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give awayTo concede.Rate it:

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give away the storeTo transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.Rate it:

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give backTo recede; to retreat.Rate it:

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give backTo contribute money, goods, or, especially, services for charitable purposes, as if in return for one's own success.Rate it:

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give backTo return, restore (a thing to its original owner or location etc.).Rate it:

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give battleTo engage in warfare; to attack or fight with military force.Rate it:

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give birthTo invent a new idea.Rate it:

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give birthTo produce new life into the world; to have a baby. Transitive when used with to.Rate it:

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give byto stand asideRate it:

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give chaseTo chase or pursue a person.Rate it:

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give credit where credit is dueAlternative form of credit where credit's dueRate it:

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give curryAngrily.Rate it:

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give earDante Gabriel Rosetti, A Death-Parting, lines 5-6.Rate it:

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give earTo listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.Rate it:

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give faceTo honor; to pay respect.Rate it:

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give forthTo emit or release something.Rate it:

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give forthTo utter or publish.Rate it:

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give forthTo emanate.Rate it:

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give headTo perform oral sex on another person.Rate it:

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give heedPay attention to.Rate it:

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give him enough rope and he'll hang himselfIf one gives someone enough freedom of action, they may destroy themselves by foolish actions.Rate it:

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give hostage to fortuneHe was very cautious with his words and gave no hostages to fortune.Rate it:

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give hostage to fortuneTo take an action or make a statement that is risky because it could cause you trouble later.Rate it:

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give inTo collapse or fall.Rate it:

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give inTo relent or yield.Rate it:

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