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give it to
Idioms and Phrases
Punish or reprimand, as in Dad really gave it to Tom for coming in so late . This expression, implying a physical or verbal attack, dates from the late 1500s. Also see give someone hell . In more recent times the expression gave rise to give it to someone straight , meaning “to tell someone something candidly and directly.” For example, I asked the doctor to give it to use straight about Mother's condition .Example Sentences
They are allowed to ask for your polling card number, but you do not have to give it to them.
“And only to pledge to give it to the military. I’m upset about all of that.”
He asked Dean: "They'll give it to me and they won't get the hump over that then, will they? They won't make you sleep in the spare bedroom?"
Ayer knows what his audience wants and he’s willing to give it to them.
Norris' desire for a strong front end, and the McLaren's reluctance to give it to him in China led to him struggling to put his best lap together throughout the two qualifying sessions in Shanghai, one for the sprint and one for the grand prix.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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