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Give the creeps

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• Give the go-ahead

  see: go ahead , def. 1.

• Give the nod

  verb phrase To give approval; confer permission: Detroit has tightened the reins on the boys in the sheet metal design department while giving the nod to the engineers (1940s+)

• Give the time of day

  see: not give someone the time of day

• Give the word

  Also, say the word. Give an order, tell or show when something is to be done, as in If you want us to move out, just give the word, or When you want the car, just say the word. The first expression, dating from about 1400, originally alluded to uttering a password in response to […]

• Give the works

  see: the works

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