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• give it a rest, give something a rest — give it a rest, give (something) a rest see ↑rest, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑give …   Useful english dictionary

• give something a rest — informal 1) to stop doing something for a period of time He s going to give football a rest for a while. 2) give it a rest informal used for telling someone to stop saying or doing something that is annoying you …   English dictionary

• give it a rest, give a rest — give it a rest, give (something) a rest see ↑rest, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑give …   Useful english dictionary

• give it a rest — informal used to ask someone to stop doing something or talking about something that the speaker finds irritating or tedious * * * give it a rest informal used to tell someone to stop talking about something Oh, give it a rest! I don t want to… …   Useful english dictionary

• Give it a rest! — informal something that you say when you want someone to stop talking about something. When are you going to wash the car? Oh, give it a rest! I ll do it in a minute …   New idioms dictionary

• give it a rest — stop doing something. I was worrying about my brother all the time and needed to give it a rest …   New idioms dictionary

• give it a rest — v. shut up; stop talking; stop talking about something …   English slang

• give a rest — give (something) a rest informal : to stop doing or using (something) Hey, give the TV remote a rest and go outside to play! • • • Main Entry: ↑rest …   Useful english dictionary

• rest — rest1 W1S1 [rest] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 the rest 2¦(relaxing)¦ 3 put/set somebody s mind at rest 4 come to rest 5 give it a rest 6 give something a rest 7 at rest 8 and all the rest of it 9 and the rest 10 lay/put something …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rest — rest1 [ rest ] noun *** 1. ) singular the people or things that remain: Jim had become separated from the rest and gotten completely lost. rest of: The rest of the gang s leaders were either dead or in jail. 2. ) count or uncount a period of time …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English