give it up (for somebody)
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not give a fig (for somebody) — not care/give a ˈfig (for sb/sth) idiom (old fashioned, BrE, informal) not to care at all about sth; to think that sth is not important Main entry: ↑figidiom … Useful english dictionary
not care a fig (for somebody) — not care/give a ˈfig (for sb/sth) idiom (old fashioned, BrE, informal) not to care at all about sth; to think that sth is not important Main entry: ↑figidiom … Useful english dictionary
not give tuppence for somebody — not care/give ˈtuppence for sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is not important or that they have no value Main entry: ↑tuppenceidiom … Useful english dictionary
(be) good news (for somebody) — be good news (for sb/sth) idiom to be likely to be helpful or give an advantage • The cut in interest rates is good news for homeowners. Main entry: ↑newsidiom … Useful english dictionary
go to bat for somebody — go to ˈbat for sb idiom (NAmE, informal) to give sb help and support Main entry: ↑batidiom … Useful english dictionary
not care tuppence for somebody — not care/give ˈtuppence for sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is not important or that they have no value Main entry: ↑tuppenceidiom … Useful english dictionary
give (somebody) pause for thought — give (sb) ˈpause idiom (BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought) (formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth • Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause … Useful english dictionary
give (somebody) pause — give (sb) ˈpause idiom (BrE also give (sb) pause for ˈthought) (formal) to make sb think seriously about sth or hesitate before doing sth • Popular resistance to the measures should give the government pause … Useful english dictionary
give somebody up for lost — give sb up for ˈlost idiom (formal) to stop expecting to find sb alive Main entry: ↑lostidiom … Useful english dictionary
pronounce for somebody — proˈnounce for/against sb derived (law) to give a judgement in court for or against sb • The judge pronounced for (= in favour of) the defendant. Main entry: ↑pronouncederived … Useful english dictionary
