roose
/ruːs/(also reeze, ruice)
noun
Now Scottish. Praise; especially exaggerated praise or commendation, flattery.
Origin
Middle English (in an earlier sense). From early Scandinavian from the same Scandinavian base as Old Icelandic hrósa.
- give someone the hairy eyeball
- give someone their cards
- give someone their due
- give someone their head
- give someone the needle
- give someone the pip
- give someone the shits
- give someone the shudders
- give someone the slip
- give someone the time of day
- give someone the works
- give someone/thing a bad name
- give someone/thing a (good) run for their money
- give someone/thing a wide berth
- give someone/thing best
- give someone/thing the nod
- give someone to understand (or believe or know)
- give someone up
- give someone up for lost
- give someone what for
- give something a miss
- give something away
- give something a whirl
- give something in
- give something out