Give a pain
see: pain in the neck
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- 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.
- Giveaway
[giv-uh-wey] /ˈgɪv əˌweɪ/ noun 1. an act or instance of giving something away. 2. something that is given away, especially as a gift or premium: A pocket calculator was offered as a giveaway with every new subscription to the magazine. 3. a radio or television program on which prizes are given away to contestants in […]
- Giovanni da verrazano
[ver-uh-zah-noh; Italian ver-rah-tsah-naw] /ˌvɛr əˈzɑ noʊ; Italian ˌvɛr rɑˈtsɑ nɔ/ noun 1. Giovanni da [jaw-vahn-nee dah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1527? Italian navigator and explorer. /Italian verraˈtsaːno/ noun 1. Giovanni da (dʒoˈvanni da). ?1485–?1528, Florentine navigator; the first European to sight what was to become New York (1524)
- Giordano
[jawr-dah-noh; Italian jawr-dah-naw] /dʒɔrˈdɑ noʊ; Italian dʒɔrˈdɑ nɔ/ noun 1. Luca [loo-kuh;; Italian loo-kah] /ˈlu kə;; Italian ˈlu kɑ/ (Show IPA), (“Luca Fapresto”) 1632–1705, Italian painter. 2. Umberto [oo m-ber-toh,, uhm-;; Italian oom-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr toʊ,, ʌm-;; Italian umˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1948, Italian composer of operas.
- Give color to
see: lend color to