give oneself airs

act pretentiously or snobbishly

裝腔作勢；擺架子

give and take

mutual concessions and compromises

相互讓步，妥協(xié)

give as good as one gets

respond with equal force or vehemence when attacked

針鋒相對，以牙還牙

give the game (或 show) away

inadvertently reveal something secret or concealed

（無意中）泄露秘密（或暴露隱情）

give it to someone

(informal)scold or punish someone

(非正式)斥責（或懲罰）某人

give me —

I prefer or admire —

我寧愿要（或更喜歡）；我想要（或喜歡）

give me the mainland any day!.

我寧愿選擇大陸！。

give me a break

(informal)used to express exasperation, protest, or disbelief

(非正式)別煩我（表示惱怒、抗議或不信）

give someone one

(Brit. vulgar slang)(of a man) have sexual intercourse with a woman

(英，粗俚)（男子）與女子性交

give or take —

(informal)to within — (used to express the degree or accuracy of a figure)

(非正式)［用于表示某一數(shù)字的準確程度］相差不會超過…，出入至多…

three hundred and fifty years ago, give or take a few.

350年前，估計相差至多只有幾年。

give someone to understand (或 believe 或 know)

inform someone in a formal and rather indirect way

（正式而間接）通知（某人）

I was given to understand that I had been invited.

我被告知得到了邀請。

give someone what for

(informal, chiefly Brit.)punish or scold someone severely

(非正式，主英)（嚴厲）懲罰（或斥責）某人

not give a damn

(或 hoot 等)(informal)not care at all

(非正式)毫不在乎

people who don't give a damn about the environment.

對環(huán)境漠不關心的人。

what gives?

(informal)what's the news?; what's happening? (frequently used as a friendly greeting)

(非正式)有什么消息嗎？近來怎么樣??？（常用作招呼語）

give someone away

reveal the true identity of someone

暴露某人的真實身份

his strangely shaped feet gave him away.

他那雙形狀奇特的腳暴露了他的身份。

hand over a bride ceremonially to her bridegroom as part of a wedding ceremony

將新娘托付給新郎（婚禮的一個部分）