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girl Friday
assistente
a girl friday is a female assistant without any specific duties
girl talk
meisjespraat
something girls typically talk about
give a bad time
iemand moeilijk maken
a lot of teasing, a rough time
give a big hand
applaus geven
applaud by clapping hands 'let's give all the contestants a big hand'
give and take
geven en nemen
where there is give and take, people make concessions in order to get things they want
give as good as you get
van jetje geven
if you give as good as you get, you are prepared to fight for what you believe
give head
pijpen
giving head is the same as a blow job
give in
inleveren
the projects have to be given in three weeks before end of term
give in
opgeven
I couldn't finish the crossword so I gave in and looked at the answers
give it some stick
je best doen
(uk) if you give something some stick, you put a lot of effort into it
give me a hand
help eens
if someone gives you a hand, they help you
give me five
groeten
if someone says this, they want to hit your open hand against theirs as a way of greeting
give off
uitstoten
the police stopped the van because it was giving off a lot of smoke
give out
ermee ophouden
i'd been having trouble with my laptop and it finally gave out yesterday
give out
uitdelen
somebody was giving out leaflets in front of the station
give someone a fat lip
iemand op z'n bek slaan
a hit on the lip, an injured lip
give someone a leg up
een kontje geven
help someone to achieve something that they couldn't have done alone
give someone a piece of your mind
laten weten wat je vindt
if you give someone a piece of your mind, you criticise them strongly and angrily
give someone a run for their money
iemand het vuur na aan de schenen leggen
when you compete very strongly against someone who is expected to win a competition
give someone stick
iemand op zijn kop geven
if someone gives you stick, they criticise you or punish you
give someone the cold shoulder
iemand koeltjes bejegenen
after we fell out, she gave me the could shoulder for a month
give the nod
toestemming geven
if you give the nod to something, you approve it or give permission to do it
give up
opgeven
I gave up taking sugar in tea and coffee to lose weight
give up on
opgeven
I gave up on them when I heard what they were saying behind my back
give up the ghost
de geest geven
people give up the ghost when they die, machines stop working
glass ceiling
glazen plafond
the glass ceiling prevents women from getting promoted to the highest ranks
gloves are off
met het mes op tafel
when the gloves are off, people start to argue or fight in a more serious way
gnaw your vitals
het vreet aan je
if something gnaws your vitals, it troubles you greatly
go about
ermee omgaan
how should I go about telling her the bad news?
go after
er achteraan gaan
the cat went after the pigeon, but it flew away