gift of gab
gift of the gab
Skill in talking; ability to make interesting talk that makes people believe you.
Many men get elected because of their gift of gab.
Mr. Taylor's gift of gab helped him get a good job.
gild the lily
paint the lily
To add unnecessarily to something already beautiful or good enough.
To talk about a beautiful sunset is to gild the lily.
For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily.
Frank's father is a millionaire, but Frank gilds the lily by saying he is a billionaire.
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 one the eye
To look at, especially with interest and liking.
A pretty girl went by and all the boys gave her the eye.
To look or stare at, especially in a cold or unfriendly way.
Mrs. Jones didn't like Mary and didn't speak. She just gave her the eye when they met on the street.
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.