give (something) a rest

To cease doing something, usually temporarily. The doctor told me I have to give running a rest until my ankle heals.

give something a rest

If someone gives something a rest, they stop doing it for a period of time. I have been giving team fishing a rest this season.

give something a ˈrest

(informal) stop doing something for a while: He first started his university degree some ten years ago, but gave it a rest for a few years before starting again last year.

词组	give (something) a rest
释义	give (something) a rest give (something) a rest To cease doing something, usually temporarily. The doctor told me I have to give running a rest until my ankle heals. See also: give, rest Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give something a rest If someone gives something a rest, they stop doing it for a period of time. I have been giving team fishing a rest this season. See also: give, rest, something Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. give something a ˈrest (informal) stop doing something for a while: He first started his university degree some ten years ago, but gave it a rest for a few years before starting again last year. See also: give, rest, something Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: give it a burl (Can I) give you a lift? give it some welly all in, be be all in give an account to (someone) give (one) the works give an account give an account of (someone or something) Gimme a break!
随便看	on the right foot, get off on the right lines on the right tack on the right track on the rilla on the rise on the road on the road again on the road to recovery on the road to recovery, stardom, etc. on the road to ruin, disaster, etc. on the road to (something) on the road to stardom on the rocks on the rocks, to be on the ropes on the ropes, to be on the run on the safe side on the same page on the same page, to be on the same wavelength on the sauce on the say-so of (someone) on the scene