to give sth up
81give (full) vent to something — give (full) vent to sth idiom (formal) to express a feeling, especially anger, strongly • Children give vent to their anger in various ways. • She gave full vent to her feelings in a violent outburst …
82give ground (to somebody) — give/lose ˈground (to sb/sth) idiom to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself • They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts. • The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.… …
83give ground (to something) — give/lose ˈground (to sb/sth) idiom to allow sb to have an advantage; to lose an advantage for yourself • They are not prepared to give ground on tax cuts. • The Conservatives lost a lot of ground to the Liberal Democrats at the election.… …
84give me something (any day) — ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time) idiom (informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned • We don t go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! Main entry: ↑give …
85give me somebody (any day) — ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time) idiom (informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned • We don t go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! Main entry: ↑give …
86give me something (any time) — ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time) idiom (informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned • We don t go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! Main entry: ↑give …
87give me somebody (any time) — ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time) idiom (informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned • We don t go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! Main entry: ↑give …
88give shape to something — give ˈshape to sth idiom (formal) to express or explain a particular idea, plan, etc • Marie tried to find the right words to give shape to the confusion in her head. Main entry: ↑shapeidiom …
89give somebody a shout — give sb a ˈshout idiom (informal) to tell sb sth • Give me a shout when you re ready. Main entry: ↑shoutidiom …
90give somebody ideas — give sb iˈdeas | put iˈdeas into sb s head idiom to give sb hopes about sth that may not be possible or likely; to make sb act or think in an unreasonable way • Who s been putting ideas into his head? Main entry: ↑ideaidiom …
