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Chat The verb "give" is often used with nouns to create
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1 Go
2 Get
give a blank check = to give a large amount,
3 Put sometimes without conditions or limits on the amount.
4 Use
Sandra thought she was given a blank check to buy
5 Take food for the party, but when she spent over $1000, the
6 Give other members of the club got mad at her.
7 See
8 Look
9 Know give a hand = to applaud; clap
10 Make What a great performance. Let's give them a hand!
11 Come (everyone claps.)
12 Need
13 Want
14 Say give a hard time = to make someone feel
uncomfortable with questions or comments.
15 Tell
16 Keep My boss gave me a hard time for being late to work this
17 Cut morning.
18 Play
19 Run
give (something) a shot = to try; to work hard at
20 Be
achieving a goal.
21 Seem
22 Let Natasha wasn't sure if she was ready for the Olympics,
but she gave it a shot anyway and became a
23 Send successful competitor.
24 Do
25 Have
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26 Last give away = to give things to people for free.

27 Set
The grocery store is giving away free ice cream bars in
28 Work order to get more customers.

give (one) five = to raise one's hand and slap another

person's palm.

Hey, that was a great speech. Give me five!

give in = to submit to the will of another person; to

allow something to happen.

Bill tried as hard as he could to resist the temptation of

another piece of pizza, but finally he gave in.

give it to (someone) = to hurt someone physically or

verbally; to punish.

Huong's parents really gave it to her when she came

home with a bad report card.

give the evil eye = to look at someone with anger or

the intention to cause harm.

It felt to Jose as though the whole team was giving him

the evil eye when he failed to block a kick at the goal.

give the finger = to show one's middle finger at

someone out of anger.

When the guy in the car behind me gave me the finger,

I slammed on the break and he hit me from behind.

give the nod = to permit someone to do something; to

say okay; to grant permission.

Everyone expected the coach would choose Daryl to

be quarterback, but instead the nod was given to Tom.

give (one) the shaft = to reject someone; to fail to

meet another person at an agreed upon time and
place.

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I was supposed to go out with Terry tonight, but she

gave me the shaft.

give the shirt off (one's) back = to be generous.

Sid is the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off
his back if you asked him to.

give up = quit.

Have you ever tried to give up smoking? If not, you

should.

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