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give offTo emit; to produce and send forth.Rate it:

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give one enough ropeTo allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.Rate it:

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give one's allTo make the utmost effort; to contribute, using all of one's abilities and resources.Rate it:

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give one's allTo lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.Rate it:

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give one's head a shakeTo reassess the common sense of one's behaviour, ideas, etc.Rate it:

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give one's left nutPay a very high price for something.Rate it:

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give outto utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. to give (it) out: to profess, give it to be believed that. also, to give (a person) out to be (so and so)(transtive) To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to singRate it:

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give somebody a piece of one's mindTo express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction.Rate it:

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give someone a piece of one's mindTo express one's opinion strongly; to voice one's disagreement or dissatisfaction, especially with another person; to scold or rebuke someone.Rate it:

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give someone an inch and someone will take a mileIf concessions are made for someone, that will embolden them to take further advantage of the person who helped them, instead of being content with what they have been given.Rate it:

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Give Up the GhostStop trying or give up when you know it is useless and you will not succeedRate 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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gladio aliquem per pectus transfigere (Liv. 2. 46)to transfix, pierce a man's breast with one's sword.Rate it:

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gladium alicui in pectus infigereto plunge one's sword in some one's breast.Rate it:

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gladium educere (e vagīna)to draw one's sword (from the scabbard).Rate it:

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gladium in vaginam recondereto sheath one's sword.Rate it:

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gladium stringere, destringereto draw one's sword.Rate it:

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glance offTo strike a surface and be deflectedRate it:

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glass ceilingAn unwritten, uncodified barrier to further promotion or progression, in employment and elsewhere, for a member of a specific demographic group.Rate it:

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global community cleanlinessMovement, term, and hashtag created by Renowned Global Activist Greshun De Bouse to describe and encourage global litter eradication and resource preservation efforts-one community at a time. The movement is inspired by De Bouse's father, humanitarian Curtis Lassiter's continued commitment to global community cleanliness, safety, and beautification, one city at a time via litter prevention, prompt waste pickup/removal, properly set concrete, and more #global communitycleanliness #gccmovement #activistdebouseRate it:

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gloves are offTo argue or compete without regard to one's actions or feelingsRate it:

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glutton for punishmentOne persistent in an effort in spite of harmful or unpleasant results.Rate it:

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go aboutTo change from one tack to another.Rate it:

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go along to get alongTo conform in order to have acceptance and security.Rate it:

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go and boil your headgo away; get lostRate it:

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go and eat cokego away; get lostRate it:

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go awryto become twisted, or turned to one sideRate it:

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go back onTo fail to keep; to renege on; as, to go back on one's promises.Rate it:

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go back to square onerevert to the beginning and start all over againRate it:

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go ballisticTo become very angry and irrational.Rate it:

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go blueOf states and counties, to be carried by a Democratic candidate in a given U.S. election.Rate it:

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go by the boardTo estimate the velocity of a boat or ship in knots by casting overboard the knotted line to whose end is attached the lead and thereafter counting the knots in the line as it goes aft along the side boards of the vessel.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 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 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 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 Fly a KiteTo leave, stop disturbing and making one upsetRate it:

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go from zero to heroTo change from negative outcome to positive outcome. To improve one's fortunes significantly.Rate it:

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go GaltTo become a recluse and stop contributing to one's society, especially in the form of taxes by reducing one's productivity or work or by refusing to follow societal norms that one believes to be unjust.Rate it:

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

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go into one's shellTo hide or retreat; to act defensivelyRate it:

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go into one's shellTo act defensively.Rate it:

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go nativeOf a contractor or consultant, to begin working directly as an employee for a company and cease to work through a contracting firm or agency.Rate it:

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go off on oneTo launch into an animated diatribe, or passionate description or explanation of something.Rate it:

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

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go out of one's wayTo make an extra effort.Rate it:

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

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go play in the trafficTo go elsewhere and feel free to engage in risky behavior; get lost.Rate it:

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go snakeTo approach, attack or accost a person, situation or environment in an extremely violent and unrestrained manner, often with no thought about consequences.Rate it:

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