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71give (someone) the boot — 1. to stop employing someone. They gave him the boot for swearing at his manager. 2. to end a romantic relationship with someone. She gave him the boot because he wouldn t stop talking about his ex girlfriends …
72give (someone) the push — 1. to end someone s employment. After twenty years loyal service, they gave her the push. 2. to end a relationship with someone. They d only been seeing each other for two weeks when he gave her the push …
73give someone the pip — (informal) To annoy or offend someone • • • Main Entry: ↑pip * * * informal, dated make someone angry or depressed …
74give 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 …
75give someone a bollocking — phrase to tell someone in an angry way that they have done something wrong Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: bollocking …
76give someone a dirty look — informal phrase to look at someone in a way that shows that you are angry with them or do not like them Thesaurus: to look at someone in a particular wayhyponym to make a particular facial expressionhyponym general words meaning to look or not… …
77give someone a dressing-down — phrase to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong She was given a dressing down by the coach. Thesaurus: to say something, or to speak to someone in an angry waysynonym Main entry: dressing down …
78give someone a mouthful — informal phrase to speak to someone in a rude way When I asked her politely to move, she gave me a mouthful. Thesaurus: to insult or offend someonesynonym Main entry: mouthful * * * …
79give someone grief — informal phrase to annoy someone, or to cause them problems Thesaurus: to make someone angry or annoyedsynonym Main entry: grief …
80give someone the benefit of the doubt — phrase to treat someone as if their behaviour is honest or correct, even though you are not certain that it is Thesaurus: to depend on or trust someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: benefit …
