give something a day

give something a day
give something a day/month/year/etc phrase
used for saying how long you think something will last

Nobody gave the marriage more than a few months.

Thesaurus: predicting and predictionsynonym
Main entry: give

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • give — I UK [ɡɪv] / US verb Word forms give : present tense I/you/we/they give he/she/it gives present participle giving past tense gave UK [ɡeɪv] / US past participle given UK [ˈɡɪv(ə)n] / US *** 1) [transitive] to put something in someone s hand, or… …   English dictionary

  • Something's got to give — est un film américain inachevé de George Cukor débuté en 1962. Il appartient aux œuvres cinématographiques inachevées les plus célèbres de l Histoire du cinéma en raison des problèmes posés par les absences répétées de son icône Marilyn Monroe… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • don't give up the day job —    This idiom is used a way of telling something that they do something badly.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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