give someone the boot
Избавиться от кого-либо; "дать под зад".
He promptly gave her the boot when he a found a younger girlfriend.
Он быстро избавился от нее, когда нашел себе подружку помоложе.
give the air
give one the air
To stop being a friend or lover to (a person); separate from.
Jonathan has had a broken heart ever since David gave him the air.
To summarily dismiss or oust someone, such as an employee.
Management promptly gave the new accountant the air after his miscalculation cost the company hundreds of thousands of dollars.
They'll give me the air if they ever find out I came into work drunk yesterday.
give the ax
Abruptly to finish a relationship.
She gave me the ax last night.
To fire an employee in a curt manner.
His boss gave John the ax last Friday.
give the benefit of the doubt
To believe (a person) is innocent rather than guilty when you are not sure.
The money was stolen and John was the only boy who had known where it was, but the teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt.
George's grade was higher than usual and he might have cheated, but his teacher gave him the benefit of the doubt.
give the bounce
give the gate
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 the gate.
To fire from a job; dismiss.
The ball team gave Joe the gate because he never came to practice.
give the devil his due
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.
give the glad eye
To give (someone) a welcoming look as if saying come over here, I want to talk to you.
I was surprised when Joe gave me the glad eye.
give the go-by
To pay no attention to a person; avoid.
John fell in love with Mary, but she gave him the go-by.
The boy raised his hand to answer the question, but the teacher gave him the go-by.