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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.) ignorēt -
2 give the show away
(to make known a secret, trick etc.) izpaust noslēpumu -
3 to give the freedom of the city
piešķirt goda pilsoņa tiesībasEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to give the freedom of the city
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4 to give the horse the reins
palaist grožus vaļīgāk -
5 to give the alarm
izziņot trauksmi; sacelt trauksmi; dot trauksmes signālu -
6 to give the bucket
atlaist no darba -
7 to give the cold shoulder
neviesmīlīgi saņemt; izturēties vēsi -
8 to give the cue
uzvedināt -
9 to give the devil his due
pienācīgi novērtēt pretinieku -
10 to give the edge of one's tongue
runāt asi un dusmīgiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to give the edge of one's tongue
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11 to give the finishing stroke
piešķirt pēdējo slīpējumu -
12 to give the finishing touches
piešķirt pēdējo slīpējumu -
13 to give the floor a good scrub
kārtīgi noberzt grīdu -
14 to give the floor a scour
noberzt grīdas -
15 to give the game away
izpaust noslēpumu -
16 to give the gate
atraidīt; atlaist no darba -
17 to give the go-by
paiet garām neievērojot; apdzīt, apsteigt; izvairīties; izlocīties -
18 to give the hook
padzīt no darba -
19 to give the lie to somebody
pieķert kādu melos -
20 to give the lie to something
pierādīt kaut kā kļūdainību
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
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