give sb a good
1give me one good reason — phrase used for emphasizing that you do not think there is a good reason for doing something He’s lied to us before, so give me one good reason why we should believe him now. Thesaurus: not sensible or reasonablesynonym Main entry: reason …
2give someone a (good) rollicking — british informal phrase to speak very angrily to someone because of something that they have done Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: rollicking …
3give someone a (good) run for their money — phrase to compete very well against someone so that it is hard for them to defeat you A new phone company is giving the others a run for their money. Thesaurus: to compete, or to try to winsynonym Main entry: run …
4give somebody a (good) run for their money — give sb a (good) run for their ˈmoney idiom to make sb try very hard, using all their skill and effort, in order to beat you in a game or competition Main entry: ↑runidiom …
5give me one good reason — used for emphasizing that you do not think there is a good reason for doing something He s lied to us before, so give me one good reason why we should believe him now …
6give someone a (good) talking to — tv. o scold someone; to lecture someone sternly. □ I think I’ll have to give Pete a good talking to. □ The teacher gave Jimmy a talking to …
7give someone a (good) working over — tv. o scold or beat someone. □ The boss gave me a good working over before firing me. □ Fred really gave her a working over about her performance on the project …
8give one a (good) going-over — See: GO OVER(1) …
9give one a (good) going-over — See: GO OVER(1) …
10give\ one\ a\ good\ going-over — See: go over(1) …
