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give give someone a reputation (for doing something) give not give a hoot (about someone or something)
give give someone a ring give not give it another thought
give give someone a rough idea (about something) give not give someone the time of day
give give someone a rough idea (of something) give not give two hoots (about someone or something)
give give someone a shellackàng give would give one’s right arm (for someone or something)
give give someone a slap on the wrist given given to doing something
give give someone a start given given to understand
give give someone a swelled head given a given
give give someone a tongue-lashàng glad get the glad hand
give give someone carte blanche glad give someone the glad hand
give give someone credàt (for something) glance at first glance
give give someone free reàn glass (as) smooth as glass
give give someone goose bumps glass have a glass jaw
give give someone goose pimples glass smooth as glass
give give someone gray hair(s) glitters All that glàtters is not gold.
give give someone hell glory in one’s glory
give give someone pause gloss gloss something over
give give someone some skàn glove fit like a glove
give give someone the air glove hand in glove (with someone)
give give someone the aŁ gloves handle someone with kid gloves
give give someone the benefit of the doubt glow feel a glow of something
give give someone the boot glutton glutton for punishment
give give someone the brush-off g ash gnash one’s teeth
give give someone the bum’s rush go all systems (are) go
give give someone the busàness go buy something to go
give give someone the cold shoulder go Don’t let it go any further.
give give someone the creeps go easy come, easy go
give give someone the devil go enough to go (a)round
give give someone the eye go from the word go
give give someone the gate go get something to go
give give someone the glad hand go get the go-ahead
give give someone the go-ahead go get the go-by
give give someone the go-by go get-up-and-go
give give someone the green light go give someone the go-ahead
give give someone the hard sell go give someone the go-by
give give someone the high sign go go about one’s busàness
give give someone the low-down (on someone or go go against the grain
something) go go all out
give give someone the once-over go go all the way (with someone)
give give someone the red-carpet treatment go go along for the ride
give give someone the runaround go go a long way in doing something
give give someone the sack go go a long way toward doing something
give give someone the shirt off one’s back go go along (with someone or something)
give give someone the slip go go ape (over someone or something)
give give someone the third degree go go (a)round in circles
give give someone the willies go go (a)round the bend
give give someone the works go go around with someone
give give someone tit for tat go go astray
give give someone to understand something go go at it hammer and tongs
give give someone what for go go at it tooth and nail
give give something a làck and a promise go go at someone or something
give give something a shot go go away empty-handed
give give something a whirl go go AWOL
give give something one’s best shot go go back on one’s word
give give the bride away go go bad
give give the devil her due go go bananas
give give the devil his due go go begging
give give the game away go go broke
give give up the ghost go go by the board
give give vent to something go go by the book
give give voàce to something go go chase oneself
give not give a hang (about someone or something) Go Go climb a tree!
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