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give someone the creeps — verb To give someone a feeling of uneasiness or mild fright. Walking through the graveyard late at night gave me the creeps. Syn: give someone the willies, spook, unnerve, creep someone out … Wiktionary
give someone the chair — verb To execute a person by means of the electric chair. Joseph ODell, convicted of a brutal rape and murder, was sentenced to death after a Virginia prosecutor told the jury that if they didnt give him the chair, hed one day get out and be free… … Wiktionary
give (someone) the arse/boot/heave-ho/ elbow — vb Australian to get rid of, jilt or dismiss someone; variations of give the wellie … Contemporary slang
give someone the shits — verb to annoy or frustrate someone Can you stop sending me text messages at two in the morning? Youre giving me the shits! … Wiktionary
give someone the slipper — verb To slap (someone) … Wiktionary
give someone the eye — verb To show flirtatious signs with ones eyes. I saw him giving me the eye as soon as I entered the room … Wiktionary
give (someone/something) the wellie — vb British a. to dismiss (someone) from work b. to reject (a partner) c. to discard (an object). Compare wellie In all senses the expression is a variant form of the colloquial give someone the boot … Contemporary slang
give\ someone\ his\ rights — • give someone his rights • 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… … Словарь американских идиом
give sth the green light — give sth a/the green light ► to give someone permission to do something: »Contractors were given a green light to install the infrastructure for the industrial park. Main Entry: ↑light … Financial and business terms
give sb the push — ► UK INFORMAL WORKPLACE, HR to tell someone that they no longer have a job, especially because they have done something wrong: »I have no idea why they gave me the push. Main Entry: ↑push … Financial and business terms
Give Him the Ooh-La-La (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Give Him the Ooh La La Type = Album Artist = Blossom Dearie | Released = 1958 Recorded = September 12–13, 1957 Genre = Jazz Length = 42:10 Label = Verve Records Producer = Norman Granz, Blossom Dearie Reviews = * Allmusic… … Wikipedia
