to give somebody the ax

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• 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 the benefit of the doubt — give sb the ˌbenefit of the ˈdoubt idiom to accept that sb has told the truth or has not done sth wrong because you cannot prove that they have not • She may have been lying, but I felt I had to give her the benefit of the doubt. Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the slip — give sb the ˈslip idiom (informal) to escape or get away from sb who is following or chasing you • I managed to give him the slip by hiding behind a wall. Main entry: ↑slipidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the runaround — give sb the ˈrunaround idiom (informal) to treat sb badly by not telling them the truth, or by not giving them the help or the information they need, and sending them somewhere else • You know where she is, don t you, but you re just giving me… …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the works — give sb the ˈworks idiom (informal) to give or tell sb everything Main entry: ↑workidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the finger — give sb the ˈfinger idiom (NAmE, informal) to raise your middle finger in the air with the back part of your hand facing sb, done to be rude to sb or to show them that you are angry Main entry: ↑fingeridiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the creeps — give sb the ˈcreeps idiom (informal) to make sb feel nervous and slightly frightened, especially because sb/sth is unpleasant or strange • This old house gives me the creeps. Main entry: ↑creepidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the (old) heave-ho — give sb the (old) heave ˈho idiom (informal) to dismiss sb from their job; to end a relationship with sb Main entry: ↑heave hoidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the cold shoulder — give sb the cold ˈshoulder idiom (informal) to treat sb in an unfriendly way see also ↑cold shoulder Main entry: ↑coldidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the elbow — give sb the ˈelbow idiom (BrE, informal) to tell sb that you no longer want to have a relationship with them; to tell sb to go away Main entry: ↑elbowidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• give somebody the shaft — give sb the ˈshaft idiom (NAmE, informal) to treat sb unfairly Main entry: ↑shaftidiom …   Useful english dictionary