give+back
101give (somebody) (some) trouble — give (sb) (some, no, any, etc.) ˈtrouble idiom to cause problems or difficulties • My back s been giving me a lot of trouble lately. • The children didn t give me any trouble at all when we were out …
102give (somebody) (no) trouble — give (sb) (some, no, any, etc.) ˈtrouble idiom to cause problems or difficulties • My back s been giving me a lot of trouble lately. • The children didn t give me any trouble at all when we were out …
103give (somebody) (any) trouble — give (sb) (some, no, any, etc.) ˈtrouble idiom to cause problems or difficulties • My back s been giving me a lot of trouble lately. • The children didn t give me any trouble at all when we were out …
104back the wrong horse — If you back the wrong horse, you give your support to the losing side in something …
105back|chat — «BAK CHAT», noun. Informal. 1. a) witty talk; repartee: »the effervescence of Beaumarchais with lines of pinpoint carbonation that bubble wittily with what G. B. Shaw called “retortive backchat” (Time). b) impudent or insolent retorts; back talk …
106back|ped|al — «BAK PEHD uhl», intransitive verb, aled, al|ing or (especially British) alled, al|ling. Informal. 1. to move backward so as to keep away from one s opponent in a boxing match or fight. 2. Figurative. to qualify or retreat from an announced policy …
107back down — give up, give in, withdraw …
108give a hang — • give a hang • care a brass farthing • care a button • care a damn • care a farthing • care a fig • care a hang • care a hoot • care a pin • care a rap • care a straw • care a whistle • care two pins about (from Idioms in Speech) in negative: to …
109give somebody gyp — give sb ˈgyp idiom (BrE, informal) to cause sb a lot of pain • My back s been giving me gyp lately. Main entry: ↑gypidiom …
110give somebody the finger — give sb the ˈfinger idiom (NAmE, informal) to raise your middle finger in the air with the back part of your hand facing sb, done to be rude to sb or to show them that you are angry Main entry: ↑fingeridiom …