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[give a hard time]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

1. To give trouble by what you do or say; complain.

Jane gave her mother a hard time on the bus by fighting with her sister and screaming.

* /Don't give me a hard time, George. I'm doing my best on this  […]

[give-and-take]  {n. phr.}

1. A sharing; giving and receiving back and forth between people; a giving up by people on different sides of part of what each one wants so that they can agree.

* /Jimmy is too selfish. He has no notion of give-and-take with  […]

[give an ear to] or [lend an ear to]  {v. phr.},  {literary}

To listen to.

Children should give an ear to their parents' advice.

[give a pain]  {v. phr.},  {slang}

To make (you) disgusted; annoy.

Ann's laziness gives her mother a pain.

John's bad manners give his teacher a pain.

Compare: [PAIN IN THE NECK].

[give as good as one gets]  {v. phr.}

To be able to give back blow for blow; defend yourself well in a fight or argument.

The Americans gave as good as they got in the war with the English.

* /George gave as good as he got in his fight with the  […]

[give away]  {v.}

1. To give as a present.

Mrs. Jones has several kittens to give away.

2. To hand over (a bride) to her husband at the wedding.

Mr. Jackson gave away his daughter.

3. To let (a secret) become known; tell the secret of.

*  […]

[giveaway] or [dead giveaway]  {n.}

(stress on "give")

1. An open secret.

By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new boss would be.

2. A forced or sacrifice sale at which items are sold for much less than their market value.

* /The  […]

[give a wide berth]  {v. phr.}

To keep away from; keep a safe distance from.

Mary gave the barking dog a wide berth.

Jack gave a wide berth to the fallen electric wires.

[give birth to]  {v. phr.}

1. To bear live offspring.

The mother gave birth to twin baby girls.

2. To bring about; create; occasion.

[give chase]  {v. phr.}

To chase or run after someone or something.

The dog saw a rabbit and gave chase.