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[give one a dressing down] See: DRESSING DOWN.

[give one a free hand] See: FREE HAND.

[give one a (good) going-over] See: GO OVER(1).

[give one a lift]{v. phr.} 1. To give someone a ride. •/Jack gave me a lift in his new car./ 2. To comfort someone. •/Talking to my doctor yesterday gave me a lift./

[give one an inch, and he will take a mile] If you give some people a little or yield anything, they will want more and more; some people are never satisfied. •/I gave Billy a bite of candy and he wanted more and more. If you give him an inch, he’ll take a mile./ •/The counselor said to Jack, "No, I can’t let you get a haircut until Saturday. It’s against the rules, and if I give an inch, someone will take a mile."/

[give one a piece of one’s mind]{v. phr.}, {informal} To scold angrily; say what you really think to (someone). •/Mr. Allen gave the other driver a piece of his mind./ •/The sergeant gave the soldier a piece of his mind for not cleaning his boots./ Syn.: TELL OFF. Compare: BAWL OUT, DRESS DOWN, GIVE IT TO, TONGUE LASHING.

[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 give her friend a buzz tonight./

[give one enough rope and he will hang himself]{informal} Give a bad person enough time and freedom to do as he pleases, and he may make a bad mistake or get into trouble and be caught. — A proverb. •/Johnny is always stealing and hasn’t been caught. But give him enough rope and he’ll hang himself./ — Often used in a short form, "give one enough rope". •/Mother didn’t know who robbed the cookie jar, but she thought she could catch him if she gave him enough rope./

[give one pause]{v. phr.} To astonish someone; cause one to stop and think. •/"Your remark gives me pause," Tom said, when Jane called him an incurable gambler./

[give one short shrift] See: SHORT SHRIFT.

[give oneself airs]{v. phr.} To act proud; act vain. •/Mary gave herself airs when she wore her new dress./ •/John gave himself airs when he won first prize./

[give oneself away]{v. phr.} To show guilt; show you have done wrong. •/The thief gave himself away by spending so much money./ •/Carl played a joke on Bob and gave himself away by laughing./ Compare: GIVE AWAY.

[give oneself up]{v.} To stop hiding or running away; surrender. •/The thief gave himself up to the police./ •/Mr. Thompson hit another car, and his wife told him to give himself up./ Compare: TURN IN.

[give oneself up to]{v. phr.} Not to hold yourself back from; let yourself enjoy. •/Uncle Willie gave himself up to a life of wandering./ •/John came inside from the cold and gave himself up to the pleasure of being in a warm room./ Compare: ENJOY ONESELF, LET ONESELF GO.

[give one some of his] or [her own medicine]{v. phr.} To treat someone the way he or she treats others (used in the negative). •/The gangster beat up an innocent old man, so when he resisted arrest, a policeman gave him a little of his own medicine./

[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 should give a good worker his due./ Compare: GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE.

[give one’s right arm for]{v. phr.} To give something of great value; sacrifice. •/During our long hike in the desert, I would have given my right arm for an ice cold drink./

[give one’s word]{v. phr.} To seriously promise. •/"You gave me your word you would marry me," Mary bitterly complained, "but you broke your word."/

[give one the eye]{v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To look at, especially with interest and liking. •/A pretty girl went by and all the boys gave her the eye./ 2. To look or stare at, especially in a cold or unfriendly way. •/Mrs. Jones didn’t like Mary and didn’t speak. She just gave her the eye when they met on the street./

[give one the works] See: THE WORKS.

[give or take]{v. phr.} To add or subtract. Used with a round number or date to show how approximate it is. •/The house was built in 1900, give or take five years./

[give out]{v.} 1. To make known; let it be known; publish. •/Mary gave out that she and Bob were going to be married./ 2. To let escape; give. •/The cowboy gave out a yell./ Syn.: GIVE OFF, LET GO. 3. to give to people; distribute. •/The barber gives out free lollipops to all the children./ Compare: HAND OUT, PASS OUT. 4. To fail; collapse. •/Tom’s legs gave out and he couldn’t run any farther./ •/The chair gave out under the fat man./ Compare: WEAR OUT. 5. To be finished or gone. •/When the food at the party gave out, they bought more./ •/The teacher’s patience gave out./ Syn.: RUN OUT, RUN SHORT. Compare: USE UP, WEAR OUT. 6. {slang} Not to hold back; act freely; let yourself go. — Often used in the imperative. •/You’re not working hard, Charley. Give out!/ 7. {informal} To show how you feel. •/When Jane saw the mouse, she gave out with a scream./ •/Give out with a little smile./ Compare: LET GO.

[give pause]{v. phr.} To cause you to stop and think; make you doubt or worry. •/The heavy monthly payments gave Mr. Smith pause in his plans to buy a new car./ •/The bad weather gave Miss Carter pause about driving to New York City./

[give place to] See: GIVE RISE TO.

[give rein to] or [give free rein to]{v. phr.} To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something. •/When she wrote her first mystery novel, the talented novelist gave rein to her imagination./

[give rise to]{v. phr.} To be the reason for; cause. •/A branch floating in the water gave rise to Columbus' hopes that land was near./ •/John’s black eye gave rise to rumors that he had been in a fight./

[give someone his rights] or [read someone his rights]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. The act of advising arrested criminals that they have the right to remain silent and that everything they say can be held against them in a court of law; that they have the right to the presence of an attorney during questioning and that if they can’t afford one and request it, an attorney will be appointed for them by the State. •/The cops gave Smith his rights immediately after the arrest./ 2. To sever a relationship by telling someone that he or she can go and see a divorce lawyer or the like. •/Sue gave Mike his rights before she slammed the door in his face./ Compare: READ THE RIOT ACT.