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[give the air] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(1).

[give the ax]{v. phr.}, {colloquial} 1. Abruptly to finish a relationship. •/She gave me the ax last night./ 2. To fire an employee in a curt manner. •/His boss gave John the ax last Friday./

[give the benefit of the doubt]{v. phr.} To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. •/The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./ •/George’s grade was higher than usual and he might have cheated, but his teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt./

[give the bounce] or [give the gate]{v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. •/Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ •/Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her the gate./ 2. or [give the sack] also [give the hook] To fire from a job; dismiss. •/The ball team gave Joe the gate because he never came to practice./ Contrast: GET THE BOUNCE.

[give the creeps] See: THE CREEPS.

[give the devil his due]{v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don’t like him, •/I don’t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./

[give the gate] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE.

[give the glad eye]{v. phr.}, {slang} To give (someone) a welcoming look as if saying "come over here, I want to talk to you." •/I was surprised when Joe gave me the glad eye./

[give the go-by]{v. phr.} To pay no attention to a person; avoid. •/John fell in love with Mary, but she gave him the go-by./ •/The boy raised his hand to answer the question, but the teacher gave him the go-by./ Compare: THE RUNAROUND.

[give the high sign] See: HIGH SIGN.

[give the hook] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2).

[give the lie to]{v. phr.}, {literary} 1. To call (someone) a liar. •/The police gave the lie to the man who said that he had been at home during the robbery./ 2. To show (something) to be false; prove untrue. •/The boy’s dirty face gave the lie to his answer that he had washed./

[give the sack] See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2).

[give the shirt off one’s back]{v. phr.}, {informal} To give away something or everything that you own. •/He’d give you the shirt off his back./

[give the show away]{v. phr.} To reveal a plan or information that is supposed to be secret. •/You have read further in the book than I have, but please don’t tell me where the treasure was buried; otherwise you’d be giving the show away./

[give the slip]{v.} To escape from (someone); run away from unexpectedly; sneak away from. •/An Indian was following, but Boone gave him the slip by running down a hill./ •/Some boys were waiting outside the school to beat up Jack, but he gave them the slip./

[give signs of] See: SHOW SIGN(S) OF; SHOW NO SIGN OF.

[give the willies]{v. phr.} To cause someone to be uncomfortable, fearful, or nervous. •/Sue hates to camp out in a tent; the buzzing of the mosquitoes gives her the willies./

[give thought to]{v. phr.} To consider; think about. •/Have you given any thought to the question of how to sell Grandpa’s old house?/ Contrast: GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.

[give to understand]{v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To make a person think that something is true but not tell him; suggest; hint. •/Mr. Johnson gave Billy to understand that he would pay him if he helped him clean the yard./ 2. To make a person understand by telling him very plainly or boldly. •/Frank was given to understand in a short note from the boss that he was fired./

[give up]{v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. •/The dog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn’t give it up./ •/Jimmy is giving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school./ Compare: GIVE ONESELF UP, HAND OVER, LET GO(1a). Contrast: HOLD ON TO. 1b. To allow; permit. •/Ford gave up two walks in the first inning./ 2. To stop doing or having; abandon; quit. •/The doctor told Mr. Harris to give up smoking./ •/Jane hated to give up her friends when she moved away./ Compare: LEAVE OFF, PART WITH. 3. To stop hoping for, waiting for, or trying to do. •/Johnny was given up by the doctors after the accident, but he lived just the same./ •/When Mary didn’t come by nine o’clock, we gave her up./ •/I couldn’t do the puzzle so I gave it up./ 4. To stop trying; quit; surrender. •/The war will be over when one of the countries gives up./ •/The other team gave up after we scored three touchdowns./ Compare: GIVE IN(2), RESIGN ONESELF, THROW IN THE SPONGE.

[give (one) up for]{v. phr.} To abandon hope for someone or something. •/After Larry had not returned to base camp for three nights, his fellow mountain climbers gave him up for dead./

[give up the ghost]{v. phr.} To die; stop going. •/After a long illness, the old woman gave up the ghost./ •/The motor turned over a few times and gave up the ghost./

[give up the ship]{v. phr.} To stop fighting and surrender; stop trying or hoping to do something. •/"Don’t give up the ship, John," said his father when John failed a test./

[give voice]{v. phr.}, {formal} To tell what you feel or think; especially when you are angry or want to object. — Used with "to". •/The students gave voice to their pleasure over the new building./ •/Little Willie gave voice to his pain when the dog bit him by crying loudly./ Compare: CRY OUT, SPEAK OUT.

[give way]{v.} 1. To go back; retreat. •/The enemy army is giving way before the cannon fire./ Compare: FALL BACK. 2. To make room, get out of the way. •/The children gave way and let their mother through the door./ Compare: MAKE WAY. 3. To lose control of yourself; lose your courage or hope; yield. •/Mrs. Jones didn’t give way during the flood, but she was very frightened./ Compare: GIVE UP, LOSE ONE’S HEAD. 4. To collapse; fail. •/The river was so high that the dam gave way./ •/Mary’s legs gave way and she fainted./ Compare: GIVE OUT(4), LET GO(1a). 5. To let yourself be persuaded; give permission. •/Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she finally gave way./ Compare: GIVE IN.