Phrasal verbs
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give birth tophrasal verb/ɡɪv bɜːθ tuː/
to produce a baby; to cause something new to exist
“The factory gave birth to a new industry in the area.”
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give heed tophrasal verb / formal collocation/ɡɪv hiːd tuː/
to pay careful attention to something (especially advice or warnings)
“Policymakers should give heed to the researchers' recommendations.”
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give the green light tophrasal verb/ɡɪv ðə ɡriːn laɪt tuː/
to officially allow or approve something
“After reviewing the safety report, the council decided to give the green light to the new factory.”
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give the lie tophrasal verb/ɡɪv ðə laɪ tə/
to show that a claim or idea is false
“The new survey data give the lie to the minister's optimistic claims.”
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give pausephrasal verb/ɡɪv pɔːz/
to cause someone to hesitate or think carefully; to cause doubt or concern
“The dramatic rise in cases should give policymakers pause before easing restrictions.”
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give the impressionphrasal verb / collocation/ɡɪv ði ɪmˈprɛʃən/
to cause someone to think that something is true or likely
“His silence gave the impression that he agreed.”
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give someone a breakphrasal verb / informal idiom/ɡɪv ˈsʌm.wʌn ə breɪk/
to stop criticizing someone or to give someone an opportunity/short rest
“Come on, give him a break — he was late because of the traffic.”
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give someone an edgephrasal verb / collocation/ɡɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ən ɛdʒ/
to provide someone with an advantage over others
“Extra practice gives candidates an edge in the interview.”
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give one's wordphrasal verb/idiom/ɡɪv wʌnz wɜːd/
to promise someone seriously that you will do something
“I gave my word that I'd help her with the presentation.”
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give someone the benefit of the doubtphrasal verb
to decide to believe someone or accept their explanation even though you are not certain
“Even though the story sounded unlikely, I gave him the benefit of the doubt.”
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give something a tryphrasal verb/ɡɪv ˈsʌmθɪŋ ə traɪ/
to attempt to do something, to try something out
“If you have doubts, give it a try and see what happens.”
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give the nod tophrasal verb / idiom/ɡɪv ðə nɒd tə/
to give approval or agreement, often formally
“The board gave the nod to the revised budget after a lengthy discussion.”
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give over tophrasal verb/ɡɪv ˈəʊvə tuː/
to hand something over to someone or to devote something (time, energy) to a particular purpose; (informal BrE) to stop doing something
“They gave over the management of the project to an outside firm.”
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give someone the time of dayidiom / phrasal expression
to give someone any attention (often used negatively: to refuse to give someone attention)
“She won't even give him the time of day after the argument.”
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give someone the creepsphrasal verb / informal idiom/ɡɪv ˈsʌm.wʌn ðə kriːps/
to make someone feel uncomfortable, uneasy, or frightened
“That abandoned house gives me the creeps.”
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give someone a hard timephrasal verb/ɡɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ə hɑːd taɪm/
to criticize someone or make life difficult for someone (often in a teasing or annoying way)
“Don't give me a hard time — I was late because of traffic.”
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give someone a piece of one's mindidiom / phrasal expression
to tell someone angrily what you think about their behaviour
“When I found out what he had done, I gave him a piece of my mind.”
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give it your allphrasal verb / idiom/ɡɪv ɪt jɔːr ɔːl/
to try as hard as you possibly can
“I gave it my all in the final, but the other player was better on the day.”
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give someone the runaroundidiom / phrasal expression
to treat someone in a way that avoids giving them a straight answer or proper service
“When I complained, the company just gave me the runaround.”
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give someone the slipphrasal verb/ɡɪv ˈsʌmwʌn ðə slɪp/
to escape from someone who is trying to catch or follow you
“He managed to give the police the slip by hiding in a side street.”