give sb a break

  • 91break — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 short rest; short holiday/vacation ADJECTIVE ▪ little, quick, short ▪ coffee, dinner (esp. BrE), lunch, tea (BrE) ▪ …

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  • 92give the axe — verb 1. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position The boss fired his secretary today The company terminated 25% of its workers • Syn: ↑displace, ↑fire, ↑give notice, ↑can, ↑dismiss, ↑ …

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  • 93give away — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abjure, arrange a match, babble, be indiscreet, be unguarded, bestow, betray, betray a confidence, blab, blabber, blurt, blurt out, break, break open, break up, burst, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast off,… …

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  • 94give up — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To surrender] Syn. stop fighting, cede, hand over; see yield 1 . 2. [To stop] Syn. quit, halt, cease, renounce, forswear, abjure; see also abandon 1 , end 1 . 3. [To despair] Syn. lose heart, lose courage, give in, abandon… …

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  • 95give — give1 [ gıv ] (past tense gave [ geıv ] ; past participle giv|en [ gıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 provide someone with something ▸ 2 make someone owner of something ▸ 3 put medicine in someone ▸ 4 cause effect/experience ▸ 5 communicate ▸ 6 perform action …

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  • 96give — 1 verb past tense gavepast participle given PROVIDE/SUPPLY 1 (T) to provide or supply someone with something: give sb sth: Researchers were given a 10,000 grant to continue their work. | Can you give me a ride to the office on Tuesday? | He went… …

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  • 97Break-even — In economics, specifically cost accounting, the break even point (BEP) is the point at which cost or expenses and revenue are equal: there is no net loss or gain, and one has broken even . Therefore has not made a profit or a loss.ComputationIn… …

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  • 98Give It 2 Me — Infobox Single Name = Give It 2 Me Artist = Madonna [cite album notes |title = Hard Candy |albumlink = Hard Candy (Madonna album) |bandname = |publisherid = |location = |mbid = cd2c4216 f748 4199 b675 cf7f977abcd4] Album = Hard Candy B side =… …

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  • 99Give it 2 Me — «Give it 2 Me» Sencillo de Madonna del álbum Hard Candy Formato CD, descarga digital, maxi sencillo, 12 , 7 …

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  • 100give — givable, giveable, adj., n. givee, n. giver, n. /giv/, v., gave, given, giving, n. v.t. 1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 2. to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please …

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