give (one) the big e Идиома

a babe in arms

a baby, a child who is still wet behind the ears Dar was just a babe in arms when we emigrated to Canada.

a babe in the woods

"a defenseless person; a naive, young person" He's just a babe in the woods. He needs someone to protect him.

a bad taste in my mouth

a feeling that something is false or unfair, a feeling of ill will I left the meeting with a bad taste in my mouth. There was a lot of dishonesty in the room.

a bad time

a lot of teasing, a rough time The class gave him a bad time about his pink shorts.

a ball-park figure

"a number that is near the total; approximate figure" Fifty is a ball-park figure. It's close to our class size.

a bare-faced lie

a deliberate lie, a planned lie His statement to the police was false - a bare-faced lie.

a barnburner

an exciting game, a cliff-hanger When the Flames play the Oilers it's a barnburner - a great game.

a barrel of laughs

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.

a basket case

a person who is very nervous, in bad shape If Gloria has one more crisis, she'll be a basket case.

a bed of roses

an easy life, a pleasant place to work or stay Who said that retirement is a bed of roses?

give (one) the big e

To arbitrarily spurn, dismiss, or adios one. The byword is a abridgement of "give (one) the big elbow," acceptation the same. Jonathan has had a burst affection anytime back Pat gave him the big e. Management promptly gave the new accountant the big e afterwards his miscalculation amount the aggregation hundreds of bags of dollars. They'll accord me the big e if they anytime acquisition out I wasn't ailing on those canicule I alleged out.Learn more: big, give

give addition the big e

adios someone, about in an aloof or dismissive way. British informal The e in the byword is from elbow : give addition the big elbow has the aforementioned meaning.Learn more: big, give, someone

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