- give the go-by
- Desert. Disregard. Ignore. Refuse to recognise
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
give the go-by
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give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give the devil his due — {v. phr.} To be fair, even to someone who is bad; tell the truth about a person even though you don t like him, * /I don t like Mr. Jones, but to give the devil his due, I must admit that he is a good teacher./ … Dictionary of American idioms
give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the bounce — or[give the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or[give the air] To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from. * /Mary gave John the bounce after she saw him dating another girl./ * /Bill and Jane had an argument and Bill is giving her… … Dictionary of American idioms
give the air — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the gate — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE … Dictionary of American idioms
give the hook — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the sack — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the air — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(1) … Dictionary of American idioms
give the gate — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE … Dictionary of American idioms
give the hook — See: GIVE THE BOUNCE(2) … Dictionary of American idioms
