10 English expressions with give from
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'he's words that native english speakers
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day number one give someone a break this
means to stop criticizing the person or
stop being so demanding or so harsh to
them for example if the boss is yelling
and screaming at a new employee after he
makes a mistake then you could tell the
boss hey I know he made a mistake but
give him a break it's his first day on
the job we also have the expression give
me a break which is usually pronounced
fast like give me a break and that can
be used to say that's ridiculous or I
definitely don't believe that for
example you're going to read five books
in a single week give me a break you
don't have time for that number to give
someone the boot this expression can be
used for firing someone dismissing the
person from a job often because the
person did something bad for example
Karen wasn't performing well as a
salesperson so the company gave her the
boot giving someone the boot can also be
used for ending a romantic relationship
for example after Jane found out that
John was cheating on her she gave him
the boot number three give way this
expression is often used when a
structure collapses for example the roof
of the old house gave way under the
weight of the snow saying the roof gave
way means it collapsed it fell down due
to the pressure of the snow on top of it
number four give
someone pause or give someone pause for
thought this means to cause a person to
hesitate or to stop and think carefully
for example if you're considering buying
a used car and the car appears nice but
you have some doubts then you might say
it's a nice car but there are some
mechanical issues that give me pause
that means the mechanical problems cause
you to hesitate or to stop and think
before making the decision to buy the
car here's another example when I turned
50 and I realized I still hadn't pursued
my dreams it gave me pause for thought
this realization made me stop and think
carefully and reflect on my life number
five give someone a lift or give someone
a ride these expressions mean to take
someone in your car to their destination
because the person doesn't have their
own transportation for example my cars
being repaired so my brother gave me a
lift to work or gave me a ride to work
number six give credence to to give
credence to someone or something means
to consider that person trustworthy
thinking that you can believe or trust
that person or thing for example I don't
give credence to any claim that hasn't
been proved by science number seven give
someone grief this expression means to
criticize annoy or hassle someone for
example I lost some money gambling and
my wife has been giving me grief about
it this means she has been criticizing
me constantly and trying to make me feel
bad number eight give it time we say
give it time when we want to tell
someone to be patient because in time
things will change and usually improve
for example you just broke your ankle
I know you're anxious to get back to
playing sports but give it time I am
encouraging the person to be patient and
wait for their ankle to heal before
going back to sports number nine give it
a rest we use this expression to tell
someone to stop talking about a topic
that they are constantly talking about
for example my uncle's constantly
complaining about his problems I wish
he'd give it a rest this means I wish
he'd stop talking constantly about that
same thing those same problems number 10
give someone your word to give someone
your word means to make a serious
promise for example thanks for lending
me your computer I give you my word that
I'll take good care of it if you'd like
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10 english phrases with the word give
from espresso English net number one
what gives i charged my cell phone an
hour ago and the batteries already gone
dead what gives this expression means
what's the problem or what went wrong it
is often used when you are somewhat
surprised that the problem occurred or
annoyed at a problem number to give
someone free rein the director of the
school gives the teachers free rein in
their classes to give someone free rein
means to give them complete control
complete freedom to do whatever they
want rains are the straps used to
control a horse so if you give the horse
free rein you let it do whatever it
wants and go wherever it wants
number three give someone a hard time
I'm totally exhausted my kids were
giving me a hard time all weekend to
give someone a hard time means to make
the person's life difficult in this
sentence the kids were probably being
crazy behaving badly or disobeying give
someone a hard time can also be used for
teasing or making fun of someone for
example if a kid has a funny sounding
name other kids will give him a hard
time number four give a heads up I just
wanted to give you a heads up that the
store will be closed tomorrow it's a
holiday to give someone a heads up is to
tell the person some information or
alert them about something that will
happen in the future number five give a
wide berth I try to give him a wide
berth when he's in a bad mood to give
someone a wide berth means to avoid stay
away from or keep your distance number
six give someone a ring why don't you
give me a ring this weekend and we'll
meet up this expression means to call
the person on the telephone you can also
say give me a call number seven give
notice at your job Lisa gave notice last
week we need to find someone to fill her
position to give notice means to
officially tell your employer that you
will be leaving your job
number eight give a tongue-lashing
everyone on the team played terribly the
coach gave us a tongue lashing after the
game to give someone a tongue lashing
means to speak very angrily because of
something the person did wrong the word
lash comes from the movement of a whip
so it is like you are using your tongue
your words to punish the other person
number nine give it a whirl this video
game is awesome why don't you give it a
whirl this expression means try it other
expressions meaning try include give it
a go give it a shot and give it a try
number ten gimme five you did a great
job gimme five this means to slap your
hand against the other person's hand
people do this to say congratulations or
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