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• give someone a shout — spoken phrase to go and tell someone something Give me a shout when it’s ready. Thesaurus: to tell someone something, or to give informationsynonym Main entry: shout * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone a bell — (slang) To telephone someone • • • Main Entry: ↑bell * * * give someone a bell british informal phrase to phone someone Thesaurus: using a telephonehyponym …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone a piece of your mind — informal phrase to speak very angrily to someone because they have done something wrong I’m going to give that girl a piece of my mind when I see her. Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: piece *… …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone a dose of their own medicine — give someone a taste/dose/of their own medicine phrase to treat someone in the same bad way that they have treated someone else It’s time those cheats got a taste of their own medicine. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat… …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone a ring — british informal phrase to phone someone Give me a ring tomorrow and we’ll arrange something for this weekend. Thesaurus: using a telephonehyponym Main entry: ring * * * give (som …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone a hard time — informal phrase to be unpleasant to someone, or to criticize them a lot Has Luke been giving you a hard time? Thesaurus: to be cruel or unkind to someonesynonym to criticize, accuse or blamesynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone gyp — To cause someone pain • • • Main Entry: ↑gyp * * * give someone gyp phrase to be very painful Her new shoes were giving her gyp. Thesaurus: to feel or cause physical pain and sufferingsynonym pain and pains …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone enough rope — If you give someone enough rope, you give them the chance to get themselves into trouble or expose themselves. (The full form is give someone enough rope and they ll hang themselves) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• give someone or something a clean bill of health — give (someone or something) a clean bill of health : to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly The doctor gave him a clean bill of health. The governor gives the program a clean bill of health. • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone the bum's rush — (slang) 1. To eject someone by force 2. To dismiss someone summarily, esp from one s employment • • • Main Entry: ↑bum * * * give someone (or get) the bum s rush forcibly eject someone (or be forcibly ejected) from a place or gathering ■ abruptly …   Useful english dictionary

• give someone the bird — phrase mainly american informal to hold up your middle finger as a very rude sign Thesaurus: to use a particular gesture to communicate somethinghyponym Main entry: bird * * * see flip someone the bird * * * gi …   Useful english dictionary