give one

give one

see other entries beginning with give one and also under give someone.
See also: give, one
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
See also:
  • give (one) some slack
  • give (one) the ax(e)
  • give (one) skin
  • give (one) some skin
  • (Can I) give you a lift?
  • give (one) beans
  • give it some welly
  • give (one) a tinkle
  • give (one) the works
  • give (one) a fresh start
References in periodicals archive
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Most people like receiving gift cards, according to a recent survey, and even more plan to give one as a present in the near future.
Gift cards popular to both give, receive
2 Next, give one full rescue breath into the baby's nose and mouth at the same time.
FIRST AID: CPR FOR BABIES UNDER ONE YEAR
"Meeting the designers and having them help create my fairytale wedding was a dream come true for me and I want to give one of you the chance to experience the wedding of your dreams.
Kim Kardashian launches wedding package contest for brides
Leicestershire Constabulary is thought to be the first force in the country to give one of its police community support officers a BMX bike.
Bobby on a BMX
He said: "This is such a high profile game and little things they this are always being said but the players always give one hundred per cent.
Believe me, we're trying - Barry talks up England's efforts
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-26 November 2007-One Laptop per Child announces extended Give One Get One program(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
One Laptop per Child announces extended Give One Get One program
Elaine Watson, 49, housewife, Newcastle: I would give one to Robson Green.
Who would you give an honorary degree to?
And as they give one another physical pleasure, they recount the stories of their childhood introductions to sex.
Awakenings: Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie's Lost Girls recasts Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and Peter Pan as sexual coming-of-age stories
The restaurants, shops and high-rise office buildings give one the feeling they remain connected to the "pulse" across the river.
The Hudson waterfront is alive and well, or is it?
Q Finish this sentence: "I'd give one month's pay for one chance to ..."
The collected wisdom of ..
Not all the stories are equally convincing, but they all give one pause.
Anders, Lou, ed. Futureshocks: Stories
Its lavish contemporary illustrations, with beautiful photography, foldout drawings, sections and paintings give one a sense of being in the archives.
Brunel's testament
However, he was soon on the drift as his stamina gave way and the chasing pack closed in, led by Finzi (2) and Precious Bane (1.51), with eventual winner Calvic finishing best of the lot to give one in-running backer a 100 winner.
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"If You Could Give One Book this Christmas or Kwanzaa what would it be?" Black Issues Book Review asked contemporary writers this simple question, and we also asked them to explain why they would choose that book, and if they wished, to whom would they give it?
Thoughts that count: some of our favorite authors choose the one book they would give as a gift this holiday
Gift cards and gift certificates keep growing, with 40% of adults planning to give one, up from 36% last year.
Consumers plan to spend more this holiday season: consumers plan to spend 4% more during the holidays