give someone the go-by
1give someone the ax — give (someone) the ax informal : to dismiss (someone) from a job : to fire (someone) His boss gave him the ax. • • • Main Entry: ↑ax …
2give someone the OK — get/give/someone the OK phrase to get or give someone permission to do something I’ll place the order as soon as you give me the OK. Thesaurus: to give someone permission to do somethingsynonym Main entry: OK …
3give someone the bird — phrase mainly american informal to hold up your middle finger as a very rude sign Thesaurus: to use a particular gesture to communicate somethinghyponym Main entry: bird * * * see flip someone the bird * * * gi …
4give someone the eye — informal phrase to look at someone in a way that shows you are sexually attracted to them You see that guy over there – I’m pretty sure he was giving me the eye. Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym to start a romantic or… …
5give someone the bum's rush — (slang) 1. To eject someone by force 2. To dismiss someone summarily, esp from one s employment • • • Main Entry: ↑bum * * * give someone (or get) the bum s rush forcibly eject someone (or be forcibly ejected) from a place or gathering ■ abruptly …
6give someone the elbow — british informal phrase to end your relationship with someone Thesaurus: to end a friendship or relationshipsynonym Main entry: elbow * * * give (someone) the elbow Brit informal : to end a …
7give someone the works — (slang) To give someone the full punitive, coercive, ceremonial, etc treatment considered appropriate to his or her case • • • Main Entry: ↑work * * * informal treat someone harshly ■ kill someone …
8give someone the nod — give (someone) the nod British & Australian, informal to give someone permission to do something. We re just waiting for the council to give us the nod then we ll start building …
9give someone the benefit of the doubt — give (someone) the benefit of the doubt to believe something good about someone, rather than something bad, when you have the possibility of doing either. After hearing his explanation, I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt …
10give someone the runaround — give (someone) the runaround (informal) 1. To behave repeatedly in a vague, indecisive or deceptive way towards 2. To reply to a question or meet a request with evasion • • • Main Entry: ↑run * * * give someone the runaround informal phrase to… …
