Значение идиомы give the bounce

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1. Значение идиомы get the bounce[get the bounce] or [get the gate] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. or [getthe air] To lose one’s sweetheart; not be kept for a friend or lover. Joe is sad because he just got the gate from his girl. Shirleywas afraid she might get the air from her boyfriend if she went outwith other boys while ... Читать далее...
2. Значение идиомы give up[give up] {v.} 1a. To stop trying to keep; surrender; yield. Thedog had the ball in his mouth and wouldn’t give it up. Jimmy isgiving up his job as a newsboy when he goes back to school. Compare:GIVE ONESELF UP, HAND OVER, LET GO. Contrast: HOLD ON TO. 1b. Toallow; permit. Ford gave up two ... Читать далее...
3. Перевод сленгового выражения bounce, значение и пример использованияСленговое выражение: bounce Перевод: уходить Синоним: slip Пример: We’ve got to bounce — my friend Charlie is having a big party. Нам нужно идти — мой друг Чарли устраивает большую вечеринку. I’m going to bounce. I have to get up early tomorrow. Я пойду. Мне завтра рано вставать....
4. Значение идиомы get the sack[get the sack] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To be fired or dismissed fromwork. John got the sack at the factory last week. 2. To be told byone’s lover that the relationship is over. Joanna gave Sam thesack. See: GET THE AX and GET THE BOUNCE....
5. Значение идиомы give one the eye[give one the eye] {v. phr.}, {slang} 1. To look at, especiallywith interest and liking. A pretty girl went by and all the boysgave her the eye. 2. To look or stare at, especially in a cold orunfriendly way. Mrs. Jones didn’t like Mary and didn’t speak. Shejust gave her the eye when they met ... Читать далее...
6. Значение идиомы give way to[give way to] {v. phr.} 1a. To make room for; allow to go or pass;yield to. John gave way to the old lady and let her pass. 1b. Toallow to decide. Mrs. Rogers gave way lo her husband in buying thecar. 1c. To lose control of, not hold back. Timmygave way to his feelings when ... Читать далее...
7. Значение идиомы give the go-by[give the go-by] {v. phr.} To pay no attention to a person; avoid. John fell in love with Mary, but she gave him the go-by. Theboy raised his hand to answer the question, but the teacher gave himthe go-by. Compare: THE RUNAROUND....
8. Значение идиомы go along[go along] {v.} 1. To move along; continue. Uncle Bill made upthe story as he went along. Compare: GO ON. 2. To go together oras company; go for fun. — Often used with «with». Mary went alongwith us to Jane’s house. John just went along for the ride to theball game. He didn’t want to ... Читать далее...
9. Значение идиомы girl friend[girl friend] {n.}, {informal} 1. A female friend or companion. Jane is spending the night at her girlfriend’s house. 2. A boy’ssteady girl; the girl or woman partner in a love affair; girl;sweetheart. John is taking his girl friend to the dance. Contrast:BOYFRIEND....
10. Значение идиомы give out[give out] {v.} 1. To make known; let it be known; publish. Marygave out that she and Bob were going to be married. 2. To let escape;give. The cowboy gave out a yell. Syn.: GIVE OFF, LET GO. 3. togive to people; distribute. The barber gives out free lollipops toall the children. Compare: HAND OUT, ... Читать далее...
11. Значение идиомы give as good as one gets[give as good as one gets] {v. phr.} To be able to give back blowfor blow; defend yourself well in a fight or argument. TheAmericans gave as good as they got in the war with the English. George gave as good as he got in his fight with the older boy. Compare: EYE FOR AN ... Читать далее...
12. Значение идиомы boyfriend[boyfriend] {n.}, {informal} 1. A male friend or companion. «John and his boyfriends have gone to the ball game,» said his mother. 2. A girl’s steady date, a woman’s favorite man friend; a male lover or sweetheart. Jane’s new boyfriend is a senior in high school. Contrast: GIRLFRIEND....
13. Значение идиомы give it the gun[give it the gun] or [give her the gun] {v. phr.}, {slang} To gunor speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by amotor go faster. The race driver gave it the gun. The speedboatpilot gave her the gun. Compare: STEP ON IT....
14. Значение идиомы give in[give in] {v.} To stop fighting or arguing and do as the otherperson wants; give someone his own way; stop opposing someone. Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, and finally shegave in. After Billy proved that he could ride a bicycle safely, his father gave in to him and bought him one. ... Читать далее...
15. Значение идиомы give oneself airs[give oneself airs] {v. phr.} To act proud; act vain. Mary gaveherself airs when she wore her new dress. John gave himself airswhen he won first prize....
16. Значение идиомы give way[give way] {v.} 1. To go back; retreat. The enemy army is givingway before the cannon fire. Compare: FALL BACK. 2. To make room, getout of the way. The children gave way and let their mother throughthe door. Compare: MAKE WAY. 3. To lose control of yourself; loseyour courage or hope; yield. Mrs. Jones didn’t ... Читать далее...
17. Значение идиомы give up the ship[give up the ship] {v. phr.} To stop fighting and surrender; stoptrying or hoping to do something. «Don’t give up the ship, John,»said his father when John failed a test....
18. Значение идиомы give the ax[give the ax] {v. phr.}, {colloquial} 1. Abruptly to finish arelationship. She gave me the ax last night. 2. To fire anemployee in a curt manner. His boss gave John the ax last Friday....
19. Значение идиомы give a hard time[give a hard time] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give trouble by whatyou do or say; complain. Jane gave her mother a hard time on thebus by fighting with her sister and screaming. Don’t give me ahard time, George. I’m doing my best on this job. Compare: GIVE FITS.2. To get in the way by ... Читать далее...
20. Значение идиомы not to give quarter[not to give quarter] {v. phr.} 1. To be utterly unwilling to showmercy; not to allow a weaker or defeated party the chance to savethemselves through escape. The occupying foreign army gave noquarter — they took no prisoners, shot everyone, and made escapeimpossible. 2. To argue so forcefully during a negotiation or in acourt of ... Читать далее...
21. Значение идиомы give oneself up[give oneself up] {v.} To stop hiding or running away; surrender. The thief gave himself up to the police. Mr. Thompson hit anothercar, and his wife told him to give himself up. Compare: TURN IN....
22. Значение идиомы butt in[butt in] {v.}, {slang} To join in with what other people are doing without asking or being asked; interfere in other people’s business; meddle. Mary was explaining to Jane how to knit a sweater when Barbara butted in. Often used with «on». John butted in on Bill and Tom’s fight, and got hurt. Compare: HORN ... Читать далее...
23. Значение идиомы give the glad eye[give the glad eye] {v. phr.}, {slang} To give awelcoming look as if saying «come over here, I want to talk to you.» I was surprised when Joe gave me the glad eye....
24. Значение идиомы give up the ghost[give up the ghost] {v. phr.} To die; stop going. After a longillness, the old woman gave up the ghost. The motor turned over afew times and gave up the ghost....
25. Значение идиомы give pause[give pause] {v. phr.} To cause you to stop and think; make youdoubt or worry. The heavy monthly payments gave Mr. Smith pause inhis plans to buy a new car. The bad weather gave Miss Carter pauseabout driving to New York City....
26. Значение идиомы give fits[give fits] {v. phr.} {informal} To upset; bother very much. Paul’s higher grades give John fits. The short guard gave histall opponent fits. Compare: GIVE A HARD TIME....
27. Значение идиомы cut off[cut off] {v.} 1. To separate or block. The flood cut the townspeople off from the rest of the world. The woods cut off the view. His rudeness cuts him off from friends he might have. 2. To interrupt or stop. The television show was cut off by a special news report. We were told ... Читать далее...
28. Значение идиомы give rise to[give rise to] {v. phr.} To be the reason for; cause. A branchfloating in the water gave rise to Columbus’ hopes that land wasnear. John’s black eye gave rise to rumors that he had been in afight....
29. Значение идиомы give oneself up to[give oneself up to] {v. phr.} Not to hold yourself back from; letyourself enjoy. Uncle Willie gave himself up to a life ofwandering. John came inside from the cold and gave himself up tothe pleasure of being in a warm room. Compare: ENJOY ONESELF, LETONESELF GO....
30. Значение идиомы brush off[brush off] or [give the brush off] {v. phr.} 1. To refuse to hear or believe; quickly and impatiently; not take seriously or think important. John brushed off Bill’s warning that he might fall from the tree. I said that it might rain and to take the bus, but Joe gave my idea the brush ... Читать далее...
31. Значение идиомы give the benefit of the doubt[give the benefit of the doubt] {v. phr.} To believe isinnocent rather than guilty when you are not sure. The money wasstolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but theteacher gave him the benefit of the doubt. George’s grade washigher than usual and he might have cheated, but his ... Читать далее...
32. Значение идиомы give a wide berth[give a wide berth] {v. phr.} To keep away from; keep a safedistance from. Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth. Jackgave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires. After Tom got Bobinto trouble. Bob gave him a wide berth....
33. Значение идиомы give-and-take[give-and-take] {n. phr.} 1. A sharing; giving and receiving backand forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides ofpart of what each one wants so that they can agree. Jimmy is tooselfish. He has no notion of give-and-take with the other children butwants everything for himself. There has to be give-and-takebetween two ... Читать далее...
34. Значение идиомы give one’s word[give one’s word] {v. phr.} To seriously promise. «You gave meyour word you would marry me,» Mary bitterly complained, «but youbroke your word.»...
35. Значение идиомы give oneself away[give oneself away] {v. phr.} To show guilt; show you have donewrong. The thief gave himself away by spending so much money. Carl played a joke on Bob and gave himself away by laughing. Compare: GIVE AWAY....
36. Значение идиомы bum’s rush[bum’s rush] {n. phr.}, {slang} Throwing or pushing someone out from where he is not wanted. When John tried to go to the party where he was not invited, Bill and Fred gave him the bum’s rush. Tom became too noisy, and he got the bum’s rush. 2. To hurry or rush. The salesman tried ... Читать далее...
37. Значение идиомы give one’s due[give one’s due] {v. phr.} To be fair to, give creditthat deserves. The boxer who lost gave the new championhis due. We should give a good worker his due. Compare: GIVE THEDEVIL HIS DUE....
38. Значение идиомы give a pain[give a pain] {v. phr.}, {slang} To make disgusted; annoy. Ann’s laziness gives her mother a pain. John’s bad manners givehis teacher a pain. Compare: PAIN IN THE NECK....
39. Значение идиомы give it to[give it to] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To give punishment to; beat. The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent. Syn.: LET HAVE IT. 2. To scold. Jerry’s mother gave it to him forcoming home late. Compare: GIVE A PIECE OF ONE’S MIND, LACE INTO. Contrast: CATCH IT....
40. Значение идиомы give one a piece of one’s mind[give one a piece of one’s mind] {v. phr.}, {informal} To scoldangrily; say what you really think to. Mr. Allen gave theother driver a piece of his mind. The sergeant gave the soldier apiece of his mind for not cleaning his boots. Syn.: TELL OFF. Compare: BAWL OUT, DRESS DOWN, GIVE IT TO, TONGUE LASHING....