Give a holler
verb phrase
To inform, alert, or summon someone: You need me, Mama, just give a holler (1940s+)
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- Give a hoot
see: not give a damn
- Give a leg up
see: leg up
- Give-and-take
[giv-uh n-teyk] /ˈgɪv ənˈteɪk/ noun 1. the practice of dealing by compromise or mutual concession; cooperation. 2. good-natured exchange of talk, ideas, etc. noun 1. mutual concessions, shared benefits, and cooperation 2. a smoothly flowing exchange of ideas and talk verb (intransitive) 3. to make mutual concessions
- Give a pain
see: pain in the neck
- Give as good as one gets
Return in kind, retaliate, as in In an argument Laura can give as good she gets, or Don’t worry about the bullies in Bobby’s class—he can give as good as he gets. The general idea of this expression dates from the late 1600s, but the precise wording was first recorded only in 1952.