give someone the works Idiom

in the works

in the plans, to be built I've heard there's a housing project in the works.

it works

it is right, it looks nice, it is a good style If you place the vase over there and the statue here, it works.

shoot the works

spare no expense or effort They are planning to shoot the works when they plan the victory celebration for the Olympic medal winners.

the whole works

the whole building, all the equipment, everything The warehouse and stock - the whole works burned in the fire.

throw a monkey wrench into the works

wreck a project, monkey wrenching, piss in the pickles The report that coffee causes cancer threw a monkey wrench into our plans to import coffee.

turn on the waterworks

Idiom(s): turn on the waterworks

Theme: EMOTION

to begin to cry. (Slang.)
• Every time Billy got homesick, he turned on the waterworks.
• Sally hurt her knee and turned on the waterworks for about twenty minutes.

give sb the works

Idiom(s): give sb the works

Theme: ABUNDANCE

to give someone the full amount or the full treatment. (Slang.)
• The judge gave her the works for driving too fast.
• I want everything. Give me the works.

get the works

Idiom(s): get the works

Theme: ABUNDANCE

to receive a lot of something. (Slang. The works can be a lot of food, good treatment, bad treatment, etc.)
• BILL: Shall we order a snack or a big meal? JANE: I'm hungry. Let's get the works.
• But, Your Honor. I shouldn't get the works. I only drove too fast!

gum up the works

Idiom(s): gum something up AND gum up the works

Theme: RUIN

to make something inoperable; to ruin someone's plans. (Informal.)
• Please, Bill, be careful and don't gum up the works.
• Tom sure gummed it up.
• Tom sure gummed up the whole plan.

An idle brain is the devil's workshop.

When you work you avoid temptation.

give (one) the works

1. To accord one all of the accessible options or amenities. He is a actual important customer, so be abiding to accord him the works so that he reviews our business favorably. A: "What do you appetite on your pizza?" B: "Give me the works!"2. To physically advance or annoy one; to asperous one up. When John banned to pay aegis money to the mafia, two of their goons took him alfresco and gave him the works.Learn more: give, work

give addition the works

1 accord addition everything. 2 amusement addition harshly. informalLearn more: give, someone, work

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