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[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 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 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 older boy./ Compare: EYE FOR AN EYE, GAME AT WHICH TWO CAN PLAY.

[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. •/The little boy gave away his hiding place when he coughed./ •/Mary said she didn’t care anything about John, but her blushing face gave her away./ Compare: SPILL THE BEANS, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG. 4. See: GIVE ONESELF AWAY.

[giveaway] or [dead giveaway]{n.} (stress on "give") 1. An open secret. •/By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new boss would be./ 2. A forced or sacrifice sale at which items are sold for much less than their market value. •/The Simpson’s garage sale was actually a big giveaway./ 3. A gift; something one doesn’t have to pay for. •/The tickets to the concert were a giveaway./

[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 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./

[give credence to]{v. phr.} 1. To be willing to believe that something is true. •/Larry gave credence to the rumor that Fred used to be a convict./ •/Give no credence to the rumor that our state is bankrupt; nothing could be farther from the truth./

[give fits]{v. phr.}{informal} To upset; bother very much. •/Paul’s higher grades give John fits./ •/The short guard gave his tall opponent fits./ Compare: GIVE A HARD TIME.

[give forth]{v. phr.} To emit; produce. •/When the gong was struck it gave forth a rich, resounding sound./

[give free rein to] See: GIVE REIN TO.

[give gray hair]{v. phr.}, {informal} To make (someone) anxious, confused, or worried. •/The traffic problem is enough to give a policeman gray hairs./ Compare: GET GRAY HAIR.

[give ground]{v. phr.} To go backward under attack; move back; retreat. •/After fighting for a while the troops slowly began to give ground./ •/Although they were outnumbered by the enemy, the men refused to give ground./ Compare: DRAW BACK, DROP BACK, LOSE GROUND. Contrast: HOLD ONE’S GROUND, STAND OFF, STAND ONE’S GROUND, STAND PAT, STAVE OFF.

[give her the gun] See: GIVE IT THE GUN.

[give in]{v.} To stop fighting or arguing and do as the other person wants; give someone his own way; stop opposing someone. •/Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she gave in./ •/After Billy proved that he could ride a bicycle safely, his father gave in to him and bought him one./ Compare: GIVE UP, SAY UNCLE.

[give it some thought]{v. phr.} To wait and see; consider something after some time has elapsed. •/"Will you buy my car?" Fred asked. "Let me give it some thought," Jim answered./ Contrast: SLEEP ON.

[give it the gun] or [give her the gun]{v. phr.}, {slang} To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster. •/The race driver gave it the gun./ •/The speedboat pilot gave her the gun./ Compare: STEP ON IT.

[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. To scold. •/Jerry’s mother gave it to him for coming home late./ Compare: GIVE A PIECE OF ONE’S MIND, LACE INTO. Contrast: CATCH IT.

[give it to one straight]{v. phr.} To be direct; be frank. •/I asked the doctor to give it to me straight how long I have to live./

[give no quarter]{v. phr.} To be ruthless and show no mercy. •/The enemy soldiers gave no quarter and shot all the prisoners./

[give notice]{v. phr.} To inform an employer, an employee, a landlord, or a tenant of the termination of a contractual agreement of service or tenancy. •/Max gave notice at the bank where he was working./ •/Sally was given notice by her landlord./

[given to]{adj. phr.} Having a tendency to; addicted to. •/Phil is given to telling fantastic tales about his chateau in France./

[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).

[give of oneself]{v. phr.}, {literary} To give your time and effort to help others. •/You should give of yourself sometimes./ •/During World War II, Governor Baldwin gave of himself by sweeping the halls of a hospital every afternoon./