| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| give me a dingle |
phone me, call me, give me a ring
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Give me a dingle sometime. My number's in the phone book.
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| give me a hand |
help me, lend a hand
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Please give me a hand with this math problem. I can't solve it.
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| give me a hint |
tell me part of the answer, say a word to help me
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I can't guess the name of your new boyfriend. Give me a hint.
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| give me a lift |
give me a ride, pick you up
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Can I give you a lift to school? Want to ride with me?
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| give me a lift |
give me a happy feeling, cause me to feel better
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Pat's jokes give me a lift. When I laugh, I feel much better.
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| give me a ring |
phone me, call me, ring me
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Give me a ring when you get home from work, eh.
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| give me the creeps |
cause me to feel scared or uncomfortable
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Damon looks like a ghost. He gives me the creeps.
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| give me the third degree |
question me carefully, haul up on the carpet
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The police ask a lot of questions. They give you the third degree.
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| give my eye teeth |
give something valuable, give my right arm
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Does he like me? I'd give my eye teeth to know if he likes me.
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| give my right arm |
give something valuable, give my eye teeth
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What a voice! I'd give my right arm to be able to sing like that.
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