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  • give (someone or something) the thumbs up
    выступить в поддержку кого-либо \ чего-либо
    The city gave the art festival organizers the thumbs up.
  • give (someone) a big hand
    аплодировать кому-либо
    The audience gave the actors a big hand when they finished their performance.
  • give (someone) a black eye
    поставить кому-либо синяк под глазом, подпортить чью-либо репутацию
    My boss tried to hush up the scandal; he didn't want the company to be given a black eye.
  • give (someone) a blank check
    предоставить кому-либо полную свободу действий
    The government gave the Minister of Education a blank check to improve the situation.
  • give (someone) a break
    дать кому-либо шанс
    "If only they would have given me a break! I would have done the job better."
  • give (someone) a bum steer
    вводить в заблуждение, сбивать с пути
    I didn't want to give them a bum steer so I said nothing.
  • give (someone) a clean bill of health
    выдать кому-либо справку о (хорошем) состоянии здоровья
    Jacob hoped that his doctor would give him a clean bill of health during the recent checkup.
  • give (someone) a dirty look
    посмотреть хмуро на кого-либо
    Having bumped into a woman, Nick didn't apologize and she gave him a dirty look.
  • give (someone) a fair shake
    относиться к кому-либо по справедливости
    Felix was a skilled worker, and the company gave the new employee a fair shake.
  • give (someone) a free hand
    предоставить кому-либо свободу действий
    I asked Mr. Bobtail to give me a free hand to make my own work schedule.
  • give (someone) a free hand (with something)
    дать кому-либо полный контроль над чем-либо
    The Board of Directors gave Bob Tailgate a free hand with the management.
  • give (someone) a hand
    помочь, оказать помощь
    I do the laundry and my husband gives me a hand with ironing.
  • give (someone) a hand with (something)
    помочь кому-либо в чём-либо
    My Mom does the laundry twice a week and Dad often gives her a hand with ironing.
  • give (someone) a hard time
    причинять беспокойство, надоедать
    My new hairdo gave me a hard time.
  • give (someone) a head start
    дать кому-либо фору; рывок вперёд на старте
    They gave him a head start in the orientiring contest.
  • give (someone) a piece of one's mind
    ругать кого-либо, сердиться на кого-либо
    Susan has let me down, and I am going to give her a piece of my mind.
  • give (someone) a run for their money
    дать кому-либо то, что он заслуживает
    Mike and Antony are excellent footballers; let's give them a run for their money.
  • give (someone) a slap on the wrist
    назначить кому-либо лёгкое наказание
    A few high school students were taken to the police station and given a slap on the wrist because they had been playing truant.
  • give (someone) a start
    испугать или удивить кого-либо
    "You gave me a start when you appeared so suddenly."
  • give (someone) a swelled head
    стать тщеславным, вскружить кому-либо голову
    Ron had won the swimming championship and the victory gave him a swelled head.
  • give (someone) a tongue-lashing
    ругать кого-либо, распекать
    Ms. Rotenberg gave her son a tongue-lashing when she learnt about his bad behavior at school.
  • give (someone) an inch and they will take a mile
    дай ему палец, он всю руку откусит" (ему всё мало)
    "Don't give Joe any more money; if you give him an inch he will take a mile."
  • give (someone) enough rope and they will hang themselves
    дать (кому-либо) свободу, и он натворит бед
    "Never give Ben enough time and freedom to do what he wants. If you give him enough rope he will hang himself."
  • give (someone) one's word
    пообещать, дать слово кому-либо
    I gave her my word to help her and I intend to keep my promise.
  • give (someone) pause to think
    дать кому-либо время подумать
    "Please, give me pause to think and I'll tell you what to do."
  • give (someone) the ax
    внезапно уволить кого-либо
    They gave the new employee the ax because he was negligent of his duties.
  • give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
    оправдать кого-либо за недостаточностью улик, поверить кому-либо на слово
    The jury gave Marion the benefit of the doubt and she was set free in the court room.
  • give (someone) the boot
    уволить кого-либо, вышвырнуть кого-либо откуда-либо
    A man in the restaurant got drunk and started yelling. No wonder he was given the boot.
  • give (someone) the brush-off
    порвать с кем-либо, дать отставку
    Anna didn't want to go out with Bob any longer so she gave him the brush-off.
  • give (someone) the bum's rush
    выгнать кого-либо (из бара) с помощью вышибалы
    The club owners gave a group of youngsters the bum's rush when they started to make too much noise.
  • give (someone) the cold shoulder
    игнорировать кого-либо, оказать кому-либо холодный приём
    Those who knew everything about him gave him the cold shoulder.
  • give (someone) the creeps
    нагнать страху на кого-либо, "мурашки по спине бегают"
    Denny didn't like the place; it gave him the creeps.
  • give (someone) the eye
    посмотреть на кого-либо неприязненно
    I gave the young man the eye because I didn't like the way he was being downright rude to his mother.
  • give (someone) the green light
    разрешить, дать зелёный свет кому-либо
    So far Gordon was not given the green light to start work on the new project.
  • give (someone) the low-down (on someone or something)
    предоставить полную информацию о ком-либо\ чём-либо
    Lewis asked his boss to give him the low-down on the new project.