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The following 47 entries include the term give-someone.
give (someone) a spanking
idiom: to hit (someone) on the buttocks with the hand as a form of punishment
give someone a tinkle
idiom: to call someone on the telephone
give (someone) a wink
idiom: to wink at (someone)
give (someone) a yell
idiom: to let someone know (especially if one needs something, could use some help, etc.)
give (someone) hell
idiom: to yell at or criticize (someone) in an angry way
give (someone) holy hell
idiom: to yell at or criticize (someone) in a very angry way
give someone ideas
idiom: to cause someone to think about doing something that probably should not be done
give (someone) one's word
idiom: to promise something
give (someone or something) a clean bill of health
idiom: to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly
give (someone or something) a/the once-over
idiom: to look at or examine (someone or something) in a quick way
give (someone or something) a wide berth
idiom: to avoid or stay away from (someone or something)
give (someone) pause
idiom: to cause (someone) to stop and think about something carefully or to have doubts about something
give (someone) pause for thought
idiom: to cause (someone) to stop and think about something carefully or to have doubts about something
give (someone) the ax
idiom: to dismiss (someone) from a job : to fire (someone)
give (someone) the bird
idiom: to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down
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