to give sth up
31give on to something — ˈgive on to/onto sth derived no passive (BrE) to have a view of sth; to lead directly to sth • The bedroom windows give on to the street. • This door gives onto the hall. Main entry …
32give on onto something — ˈgive on to/onto sth derived no passive (BrE) to have a view of sth; to lead directly to sth • The bedroom windows give on to the street. • This door gives onto the hall. Main entry …
33give your eye teeth for something do something — give your eye teeth for sth/to do sth idiom (BrE, informal) used when you are saying that you want sth very much • I d give my eye teeth to own a car like that. Main entry: ↑eye teeth …
34give your eye teeth for to do something — give your eye teeth for sth/to do sth idiom (BrE, informal) used when you are saying that you want sth very much • I d give my eye teeth to own a car like that. Main entry: ↑eye teeth …
35give your right arm for something do something — ˌgive your right ˈarm for sth/to do sth idiom (informal) used to say that sb is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do sth that they really want • I d have given my right arm to have been there with them. Main entry: ↑rightidiom …
36give your right arm for to do something — ˌgive your right ˈarm for sth/to do sth idiom (informal) used to say that sb is willing to give up a lot in order to have or do sth that they really want • I d have given my right arm to have been there with them. Main entry: ↑rightidiom …
37give the lie to something — formal phrase to show that something is not at all true These figures give the lie to the notion that people are spending less. Thesaurus: to try to show that an idea or belief is wrongsynonym Main entry: lie * * * give the lie to sth …
38give place to something — give place to (something) formal : to be replaced by (something) Confidence gave place to [=(more commonly) gave way to] fear. Further down the street, tall office buildings give place to rows of tidy houses. • • • Main Entry: ↑place * * * give… …
39give somebody free rein — give/allow sb/sth free/full ˈrein | give/allow free/full ˈrein to sth idiom to give sb complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely • The designer was given free rein. • The script allows full rein to her larger than life …
40give something free rein — give/allow sb/sth free/full ˈrein | give/allow free/full ˈrein to sth idiom to give sb complete freedom of action; to allow a feeling to be expressed freely • The designer was given free rein. • The script allows full rein to her larger than life …
