give ground
To go backward under attack; move back; retreat.
After fighting for a while the troops slowly began to give ground.
Although they were outnumbered by the enemy, the men refused to give ground.
give in
To stop fighting or arguing and do as the other person wants; give someone his own way; stop opposing someone.
Mother kept inviting Mrs. Smith to stay for lunch, and finally she gave in.
After Billy proved that he could ride a bicycle safely, his father gave in to him and bought him one.
Completely surrounded by our soldiers, the enemy finally gave in.
Management gave in to the strikers’ demands and agreed to a shortened work week.
give it some thought
To wait and see; consider something after some time has elapsed.
"Will you buy my car?" Fred asked. "Let me give it some thought," Jim answered.
give it the gun
give her the gun
To gun or speed up a motor; make a car, airplane, or something driven by a motor go faster.
The race driver gave it the gun.
The speedboat pilot gave her the gun.
give it to one straight
To be direct; be frank.
I asked the doctor to give it to me straight how long I have to live.
give it to
To give punishment to; beat.
The crowd yelled for the wrestler to give it to his opponent.
To scold.
Jerry's mother gave it to him for coming home late.
give no quarter
not to give quarter
To be utterly unwilling to show mercy; not to allow a weaker or defeated party the chance to save themselves through escape.
The occupying foreign army gave no quarter - they took no prisoners, shot everyone, and made escape impossible.
The enemy soldiers gave no quarter and shot all the prisoners.
To argue so forcefully during a negotiation or in a court of law as to make any counter-argument or counter-proposal impossible.
The District Attorney hammered away at the witnesses and gave no quarter to the attorney for the defense.
give notice
To notify one's employer in a formal or legal manner that one is quitting the former's employment.
She gave notice to her boss that she was quitting because of marriage.
Max gave notice at the bank where he was working.
To notify an employee or a tenant that one no longer needs their services or wishes to have them as tenants.
The new landlady gave notice to several families in our building because they were late in paying their rent.
Sally was given notice by her landlord.