| 单词 | give the word |
| 释义 | give the wordSEE SYNONYMS FOR give the word ON THESAURUS.COM Also, say the word. Give an order, tell or show when something is to be done, as in If you want us to move out, just give the word, or When you want the car, just say the word. The first expression, dating from about 1400, originally alluded to uttering a password in response to a sentinel's challenge. The second is even older, appearing in an early translation of the biblical books of Genesis and Exodus: “And God said the word to Abraham.” Words nearby give the wordgive the go-ahead, give the lie to, give the shirt off one's back, give the slip, give the time of day, give the word, give the works, give to understand, give-up, give up the ghost, give vent to 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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