give+leave+to+go

  • 51give somebody their cards — give sb their ˈcards idiom (BrE, informal) to make sb leave their job Main entry: ↑cardidiom …

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  • 52give somebody their marching orders — give sb their ˈmarching orders idiom (informal) to order sb to leave a place, their job, etc. Main entry: ↑marchidiom …

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  • 53give him the slip — leave him, ditch him    We gave him the slip while he was in the washroom …

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  • 54leave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abandon, surrender; quit, forsake; deliver; cease, desist, forgo; bequeath; relinquish. See relinquishment, giving. v. i. go away, depart; omit, postpone. See departure, neglect. n. permission;… …

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  • 55leave off — verb 1. come to an end, stop or cease (Freq. 2) the road leaves off at the edge of the forest leave off where you started • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • Verb Frames: Something is ing PP 2. prevent …

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  • 56leave — leave1 [ liv ] (past tense and past participle left [ left ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go away from place ▸ 2 go away permanently ▸ 3 stop working for someone etc. ▸ 4 put something somewhere ▸ 5 make something that remains ▸ 6 make someone feel/think ▸ 7… …

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  • 57leave — I UK [liːv] / US [lɪv] verb Word forms leave : present tense I/you/we/they leave he/she/it leaves present participle leaving past tense left UK [left] / US past participle left *** 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to go away from a place We left… …

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  • 58give — give1 W1S1 [gıv] v past tense gave [geıv] past participle given [ˈgıvən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(present or money)¦ 2¦(put something in somebody s hand)¦ 3¦(let somebody do something)¦ 4¦(tell somebody something)¦ 5¦(make a movement/do an action)¦… …

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  • 59leave — leave1 leaver, n. /leev/, v., left, leaving. v.t. 1. to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house. 2. to depart from permanently; quit: to leave a job. 3. to let remain or have remaining behind after going, disappearing, ceasing, etc …

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  • 60leave — I [[t]liv[/t]] v. left, leav•ing 1) to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house[/ex] 2) to depart from permanently; quit: to leave a job[/ex] 3) to let remain behind: The bear left tracks in the snow[/ex] 4) to let stay or be as… …

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