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give an edge

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  • give rough edge oftongue —    If you give the (rough) edge of your tongue, you scold someone severely or speak to them very aggressively or rudely.     My boss was so angry that I really got the rough edge of his tongue …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • edge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English egge, from Old English ecg; akin to Latin acer sharp, Greek akmē point Date: before 12th century 1. a. the cutting side of a blade < a razor s edge > b. the sharpness of a blade < a knife with no edge > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • edge — {{11}}edge (n.) O.E. ecg corner, edge, point, also sword (Cf. ecgplega, lit. edge play, ecghete, lit. edge hate, both used poetically for battle ), from P.Gmc. *agjo (Cf. O.Fris. egg edge; O.S. eggia point, edge; M.Du. egghe, Du …   Etymology dictionary

  • give sb an edge — (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • give sb an edge on sb — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • give sb an edge on sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • give sb an edge on sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • give sb an edge over sb — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • give sb an edge over sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • give sb an edge over sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • give sb an edge over/on sb/sth — give sb an edge (over/on sb/sth) ► to give someone an advantage in a particular situation: »A consortium of private equity investors gave the group the edge in the competition to acquire MGM. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

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