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See: GET A FIX or GIVE SOMEONE A FIX, GET A FIX ON.

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[give off] {v.} To send out; let out; put forth. * /Rotten eggs give off a bad smell./ * /Burning leaves give off thick smoke./ Syn.: [GIVE OUT] (2). A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[give it to] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give punishment to; beat. * /The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent./ Syn.: [LET HAVE IT]. 2. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[give one's due] {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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[give one a ring] also {informal} [give a buzz] To call on the telephone. * /Mrs. Jacobs promised to give her husband a ring in the afternoon./ * /Alice will […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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