| 单词 | give someone a ring |
| 释义 | give someone a ringAlso, give someone a buzz. Call someone on the telephone, as in Give me a ring next week, or Bill said he'd give her a buzz. Both these expressions allude to the sound of a telephone's ring. [Colloquial; c. 1920] Present a lover with an engagement ring, as in I think he's giving her a ring tonight. [First half of 1800s] Words nearby give someone a ringgive rein to, give rise to, give short shrift, give someone, give someone a break, give someone a ring, give someone enough rope, give someone fits, give someone heart failure, give someone hell, give someone his or her due The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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