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1 give somebody a dose of his own medicine
give somebody some/a dose of his own medicine отплатить той же монетойHe's always keeping us waiting, so I think we'll give him a dose of his own medicine.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a dose of his own medicine
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2 give somebody some of his own medicine
give somebody some/a dose of his own medicine отплатить той же монетойHe's always keeping us waiting, so I think we'll give him a dose of his own medicine.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody some of his own medicine
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3 give somebody a buzz
give somebody a buzz/jingle Am inf задать перцу/взбучку; устроить выволочку/разнос (отругать)Andreas was given a dressing down by the conductor for jumping on to a moving train.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a buzz
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4 give somebody a jingle
give somebody a buzz/jingle Am inf задать перцу/взбучку; устроить выволочку/разнос (отругать)Andreas was given a dressing down by the conductor for jumping on to a moving train.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a jingle
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5 give somebody the air
give somebody the air/brush-off inf отшить кого-либо (отказать)She gave me the brush-off when I asked her to go to the cinema.
John was really upset when Mary gave him the air.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody the air
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6 give somebody the brush-off
give somebody the air/brush-off inf отшить кого-либо (отказать)She gave me the brush-off when I asked her to go to the cinema.
John was really upset when Mary gave him the air.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody the brush-off
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7 give somebody the bag to hold
English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > give somebody the bag to hold
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8 give somebody what for
inf показать где раки зимуют/кузькину матьI'll give you what for, young lady, coming home at 2 o'clock in the morning!
You thieving hooligan! I'll tell your father, and he'll give you what for!
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody what for
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9 give somebody a break
inf дать шанс“Give me just a little break,” begged the suitor of the beautiful but scornful object of his affection.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a break
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10 give somebody a lift
подбросить, подвезти (на машине)Shall I give you a lift?
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a lift
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11 give somebody a pep talk
придать духу; вселить уверенность; ободритьI thought I'd give the lads a pep talk before the match.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a pep talk
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12 give somebody a piece of one's mind
вправить мозги (высказать неодобрение); отчитать; сказать все, что думаешьIf he does that again, she's going to give him a piece of her mind.
You can't let people get away with that sort of thing. You should have given her a piece of your mind.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody a piece of one's mind
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13 give somebody hell
Am inf дать по мозгам; задать жару/трепкуI'm going to give BIll hell when he gets home. He's late again.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody hell
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14 give somebody the creeps
inf мороз по коже (от страха)Spiders in the bath give me the creeps.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody the creeps
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15 give somebody the slip
inf сделать ручкой; оставить с носом; дать стрекача (удрать)Police chased the get-away car, but the robbers succeeded in giving them the slip.
A young boy had been stealing apples from the farmer's orchard. The farmer caught him, but the boy was able to give him the slip.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > give somebody the slip
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16 (give somebody a) pep talk
Разговорное выражение: ободрить (кого-то)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > (give somebody a) pep talk
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17 give (somebody) his due
Математика: воздать должноеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give (somebody) his due
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18 give (somebody) the finger
Разговорное выражение: показать (кому-л.) факУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > give (somebody) the finger
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19 give somebody a Roland for an Oliver
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > give somebody a Roland for an Oliver
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20 give somebody a body job
Табуированная лексика: заниматься (с кем-л.) петтингом, ласкать (кого-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > give somebody a body job
См. также в других словарях:
give somebody the brush-off — verb To rebuff, snub or curtly reject someone. I asked three different clerks, and they all gave me the brush off. Syn: give somebody the run around, give somebody the cold shoulder … Wiktionary
give somebody pause — verb To give somebody cause for concern. Here is a fact that will give you pause. Many states do not publish the voting records of their legislators … Wiktionary
give somebody up to somebody — ˌgive yourself/sb ˈup (to sb) derived to offer yourself/sb to be captured • After a week on the run he gave himself up to the police. Main entry: ↑givederived … Useful english dictionary
give somebody back something — ˌgive sb ˈback sth | ˌgive sthˈback (to sb) derived 1. to return sth to its owner • Could you give me back my pen? • Could you give me my pen back? • I picked it up and gave it back to him. • … Useful english dictionary
give somebody free rein — give/allow sb/sth free/full ˈrein | give/allow free/full ˈrein to sth idiom to give sb complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely • The designer was given free rein. • The script allows full rein to her larger than life … Useful english dictionary
give somebody full rein — give/allow sb/sth free/full ˈrein | give/allow free/full ˈrein to sth idiom to give sb complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely • The designer was given free rein. • The script allows full rein to her larger than life … Useful english dictionary
give (somebody) pause — give (sb) ˈpause idiom (BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought) (formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth • Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause … Useful english dictionary
give (somebody) pause for thought — give (sb) ˈpause idiom (BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought) (formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth • Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause … Useful english dictionary
give somebody a break — give sb a ˈbreak idiom to give sb a chance; to not judge sb too severely • Give the lad a break it s only his second day on the job. Main entry: ↑breakidiom … Useful english dictionary
give somebody a handle (on something) — give sb a ˈhandle (on sth) idiom (informal) to give sb enough facts or knowledge for them to be able to deal with sth • Visiting the country should give us a better handle on understanding the problems. Main entry: ↑handleidiom … Useful english dictionary
give somebody half a chance — give sb/sth half a ˈchance idiom to give sb/sth some opportunity to do sth • That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance. Main entry: ↑chanceidiom … Useful english dictionary