give on Idiom, Proverb
give one
give oneself away
give oneself up
give oneself up to
give oneself airs
John gave himself airs when he won first prize in the English Speech Contest．约翰在英语演讲赛中获得第1名，便神气活现。
He always gives himself airs．他总是摆架子。
give oneself to
Give yourself to didigent study and you will certainly succeed．刻苦钻研，你准能成功。
He has given himself to his work，body and soul．他一心扑在工作上。
She has given herself to vicious habits．她已陷入恶习不能自拔。
give one's right arm for
Idiom(s): give one's right arm (for sb or sth)Theme: SACRIFICE
to be willing to give something of great value for someone or something.
• I'd give my right arm for a nice cool drink.
• I’d give my right arm to he there.
• Tom really admires John. Tom would give his right arm for John.
give one what's coming to one
Idiom(s): give one what's coming to oneTheme: CONSEQUENCES
to give one what one deserves, either a punishment or a reward.
• I'm here to be paid. Give me what's coming to me.
• Thank you. I will see that you get what's coming to you.
give one one's walking papers
Idiom(s): give one one's walking papersTheme: DISMISSAL - EMPLOYMENT
to fire someone; to dismiss someone from employment.
• Tom has proved unsatisfactory. I decided to give him his walking papers.
• We might even give Sally her walking papers, too.
give one one's freedom
Idiom(s): give one one's freedomTheme: FREEDOM
to set someone free; to divorce someone.
• Mrs. Brown wanted to give her husband his freedom.
• Well, Tom, I hate to break it to you this way, but I have decided to give you your freedom.
give one butterflies in one's stomach
Idiom(s): give one butterflies in one's stomachTheme: ANXIETY
to cause someone to have a nervous stomach.
• Tests give me butterflies in my stomach.
• It was not frightening enough to give me butterflies in my stomach, but it made me a little apprehensive.
give one a run for one's money
Idiom(s): give one a run for one's moneyTheme: BENEFIT
to give one what one deserves, expects, or wants.
• High school football gives me a run for my money.
• I invest in the stock market, and that really gives me a run for my money.
give one's ear to
Idiom(s): give (an) ear to someone or something AND give one's ear to someone or somethingTheme: LISTENING
to listen to someone or to what someone is saying.
• I gave an ear to Mary so she could tell me her problems.
• She wouldn't give her ear to my story.
• He gave ear to the mans request.
give (one) up for|give|give one up for|give up|giv
v. phr. To abandon hope for someone or something. After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead.give one a lift|give|lift
v. phr. 1. To give someone a ride. Jack gave me a lift in his new car. 2. To comfort someone. Talking to my doctor yesterday gave me a lift.give one a piece of one's mind|give|mind
v. phr., informal To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind. The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots.Synonym: TELL OFF.
Compare: BAWL OUT, DRESS DOWN, GIVE IT TO, TONGUE LASHING.
give one an inch, and he will take a mile|give|inc
If you give some people a little or yield anything, they will want more and more; some people are never satisfied. I gave Billy a bite of candy and he wanted more and more. If you give him an inch, he'll take a mile. The counselor said to Jack, "No, I can't let you get a haircut until Saturday. It's against the rules, and if I give an inch, someone will take a mile."give one enough rope and he will hang himself|give
informal Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught.
A proverb. Johnny is always stealing and hasn't been caught. But give him enough rope and he'll hang himself. Often used in a short form, "give one enough rope". Mother didn't know who robbed the cookie jar, but she thought she could catch him if she gave him enough rope.give one pause|give|pause
v. phr. To astonish someone; cause one to stop and think. "Your remark gives me pause," Tom said, when Jane called him an incurable gambler.give one some of his own medicine|give|give one so
v. phr. To treat someone the way he or she treats others (used in the negative). The gangster beat up an innocent old man, so when he resisted arrest, a policeman gave him a little of his own medicine.give one the eye|eye|give
v. phr., slang 1. To look at, especially with interest and liking. A pretty girl went by and all the boys gave her the eye. 2. To look or stare at, especially in a cold or unfriendly way. Mrs. Jones didn't like Mary and didn't speak. She just gave her the eye when they met on the street.give one's due|due|give
v. phr. To be fair to (a person), give credit that (a person) deserves. The boxer who lost gave the new champion his due. We should give a good worker his due.Compare: GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE.
give one's right arm for|arm|give|right arm
v. phr. To give something of great value; sacrifice. During our long hike in the desert, I would have given my right arm for an ice cold drink.give one's word|give|word
v. phr. To seriously promise. "You gave me your word you would marry me," Mary bitterly complained, "but you broke your word."give oneself airs|airs|give|give airs
v. phr. To act proud; act vain. Mary gave herself airs when she wore her new dress. John gave himself airs when he won first prize.give oneself away|give|give away
v. phr. To show guilt; show you have done wrong. The thief gave himself away by spending so much money. Carl played a joke on Bob and gave himself away by laughing.Compare: GIVE AWAY.
give oneself up|give up
v. To stop hiding or running away; surrender. The thief gave himself up to the police. Mr. Thompson hit another car, and his wife told him to give himself up.Compare: TURN IN.
give oneself up to|give up
v. phr. Not to hold yourself back from; let yourself enjoy. Uncle Willie gave himself up to a life of wandering. John came inside from the cold and gave himself up to the pleasure of being in a warm room.Compare: ENJOY ONESELF, LET ONESELF GO.
not to give one the time of day|day|give|time|time
v. phr., slang, informal To dislike someone strongly enough so as to totally ignore him. Sue wouldn't give Helen the time of day.give one's eyeteeth
give one's eyeteethAlso, give one's right arm. Go to any lengths to obtain, as in She'd give her eyeteeth for a mink coat, or He'd give his right arm for a new car. These hyperbolic expressions both allude to something precious, the eyeteeth (or canines) being useful for both biting and chewing and the right arm a virtual necessity for the 90 percent of the population who are right-handed. Both date from the first half of the 1900s, when the first replaced give one's eyes, from the mid-1800s.
give on
To act as admitting article apocryphal is true, about to butt addition else. He gave on that he was a clueless new agent in adjustment to accretion admission to the computer system.Learn more: give, ongive on
v. To pretend article in adjustment to deceive another: The con artisan gave on that he was a car salesman, although in actuality he knew actual little about cars. Learn more: give, on
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