acupunctuate
/ˌakjʊˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪt/ /ˌakjʊˈpʌŋ(k)tjʊeɪt/rare
verb
[with object] To prick with a needle or pin; to administer acupuncture to.
Origin
Mid 19th century. Probably a back-formation from acupunctuation; compare -ate.
- give someone a hard time
- give someone a holler
- give someone a mouthful
- give someone an inch and he (or she) will take a mile
- give someone a piece of one's mind
- give someone a shout
- give someone away
- give someone Bondi
- give someone credit for
- give someone grief
- give someone head
- give someone hell
- give someone one
- give someone (or get) a thick ear
- give someone (or get) the bum's rush
- give someone (some) skin
- give someone the big E
- give someone the bird
- give someone the boot
- give someone the creeps
- give someone the elbow
- give someone (the) evils
- give someone the eye
- give someone the finger
- give someone the flick (or get the flick)