| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| give her credit |
say that she helped or contributed
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Give Jane credit for staying with Tarzan all these years.
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| give her shit [B] |
try hard, play hard, go fast, give her
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Give 'er shit, guys. We can beat this team.
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| give her the eye |
look at her with interest, come-on
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At the school lunch table, Kevin would smile and give her the eye.
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| give him a taste of his own medicine |
do to him what he does, an eye for an eye
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If Jim is sarcastic, give him a taste of his own medicine.
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| give him an inch and he'll take a mile |
give him a little freedom and he will take a lot
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He lacks self-discipline. Give him an inch and he'll take a mile.
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| give him enough rope and he'll hang himself |
allow him enough freedom and he will hurt himself or be caught
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If he's bad, give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. The police will stop him.
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| give him the brush-off |
turn away from someone, reject someone
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When Don asked Jane for a date, she gave him the brush-off.
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| give him the evil eye |
look fierce or evil, stare in a bad way
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When I testified in court, the prisoner gave me the evil eye.
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| give him the slip |
leave him, ditch him
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We gave him the slip while he was in the washroom.
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| give in |
not try anymore, yield
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Emily always gives in; she won't disagree with me.
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