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give someone
Idioms and Phrases
see other entries beginning with give someone , or under give one , or look up the expression by its other words, as give the benefit of the doubt .Example Sentences
Well, I can vouch for that statement—give someone everything and then take it all away and watch how they respond.
Fallon: “Or it could give them the push they need to move on and give someone else a chance in the spotlight.”
Is it really that bad to give someone in a lousy situation that same choice?
But knew he could give someone like MacLaine a lot of freedom.
Indeed, he said, if a doctor did give someone Phenobarbital for a seizure, he could be sued for malpractice.
"Give someone else a chance to put in a word, O'Grady," the colonel said.
You didn't go away, did you, and give someone a chance to come up and take one of the dogs?
Gyp went on: "I know now how one would rather die than give someone up."
Give someone a bowl of water and ask them to lay a pin on the surface of the water and leave it there.
It would be so easy to relax; to give someone else the responsibility.
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