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1 give the go-by
(to ignore in an unfriendly way: I think we'll give all his stupid suggestions the go-by.) -
2 give the benefit of the doubt
hellre fria än fälla -
3 give the show away
(to make known a secret, trick etc.) avslöja alltihop -
4 give the alarm
sätta på alarmet; hämta hjälp -
5 give the boot
ge en spark; sparka, avskeda -
6 give the breast
amma -
7 give the cold shoulder
bemöta kyligt -
8 give the devil his due
erkänna något gott hos någon -
9 give the pip
göra deppig, göra på dåligt humör; reta -
10 give the sack to
avskeda, sparka -
11 give the whole show away
avslöja alltihop, förråda hemligheten -
12 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) huvudpunkt, kärna: kontentan, det väsentliga -
13 give away
ge bort, överlämna, skänka bort; avslöjande, röjande av en hemlighet* * *1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) ge bort2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) röja, avslöja -
14 give up
ge upp; tröttna* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) sluta, upphöra2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) sluta med3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) överlämna sig, lämna ifrån sig4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) ägna, anslå5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) ge upp hoppet om, anse förlorad -
15 give way
retirera; ge vika; ge plats* * *1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) lämna företräde2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) ge vika3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) ge efter -
16 give in
ge upp* * *1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) ge sig, ge upp2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) lämna in -
17 give out
sända; publicera* * *1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) dela ut2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) tryta, ta slut3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) avge -
18 give or take
mer eller mindre* * *(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) mer eller mindre -
19 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) smita undan från ngn -
20 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) smita undan från ngn
См. также в других словарях:
give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
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give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the air — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the gate — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE … Dictionary of American idioms
give the hook — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the sack — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the air — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the gate — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE … Dictionary of American idioms