G
Idioms beginning with "G"
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[give a hang] or [care a hang] {v. phr.}, {informal}
To have any interest or liking; care. — Used also with other words in the place of "hang", such as "damn", "rap", "straw"; usually used in the negative.
* /You can quit helping me if you want to. I […]
[give a hard time] {v. phr.}, {informal}
1. To give trouble by what you do or say; complain.
Jane gave her mother a hard time on the bus by fighting with her sister and screaming.
* /Don't give me a hard time, George. I'm doing my best on this […]
[give a pain] {v. phr.}, {slang}
To make (you) disgusted; annoy.
Ann's laziness gives her mother a pain.
John's bad manners give his teacher a pain.
Compare: [PAIN IN THE NECK].
[give a wide berth] {v. phr.}
To keep away from; keep a safe distance from.
Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth.
Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires.
After Tom got Bob into trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth.
[give an ear to] or [lend an ear to] {v. phr.}, {literary}
To listen to.
Children should give an ear to their parents' advice.
The king lent an ear to the complaints of his people.
[give as good as one gets] {v. phr.}
To be able to give back blow for blow; defend yourself well in a fight or argument.
The Americans gave as good as they got in the war with the English.
* /George gave as good as he got in his fight with the […]
[give away] {v.}
1. To give as a present.
Mrs. Jones has several kittens to give away.
2. To hand over (a bride) to her husband at the wedding.
Mr. Jackson gave away his daughter.
3. To let (a secret) become known; tell the secret of.
* […]
[give birth to] {v. phr.}
1. To bear live offspring.
The mother gave birth to twin baby girls.
2. To bring about; create; occasion.
Beethoven gave birth to a new kind of symphony.
[give chase] {v. phr.}
To chase or run after someone or something.
The dog saw a rabbit and gave chase.
The policeman gave chase to the man who robbed the bank.
[give color to] or [lend color to] {v. phr.}
To make (something) seem true or likely.
The boy's torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight.
The way the man ate lent color to his story of near starvation.