10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GIVE ONE'S RIGHT ARM»
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Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook
0 Since I have a disability and use a wheelchair, my guide dog is really my right
arm. give one's right arm to sacrifice something of value to alter a situation or to
achieve something; typically said when something is unattainable 0 He'd give his
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note when you talked about this problem — you said a few words but didn't ...
... credit is due 84 give ground 157 give one's best shot 337 give one's right arm
for 8 give one's eye teeth 113 give someone a bad rap 297 give someone a shot
337 give someone an edge 108 give someone short shrift 341 give someone the
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Chambers concise dictionary
arm in arm with arms linked together, at arm's length at a distance, especially to
avoid becoming too friendly, give one's right arm colloq to give or do anything in
one's power • Id give my right arm to go to one of her concerts, with open arms ...
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Idiomatic Expressions with English Grammar' 99 Ed.
... GIVE ONE TO UNDERSTAND to look at to dismiss someone from his job GIVE
ONE'S DUE — GIVE ONESV/EYE/ TEETH — GIVE ONE'S HAND GIVE ONE'S
RIGHT ARM — GIVE ONE'S WORD — GIVE ONESELF AWAY — GIVE
ONESELF ...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition
[Second half of 1500s] Also see GIVE UP. give one's eyeteeth Also, give one's
right arm. Go to any lengths to obtain, as in She'd give her eyeteeth for a mink
coat, or He'd give his right arm for a new car. These hyperbolic expressions both
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... get-up-and-go 626 gets around 1 85 getting ahead 345,478 getting on in the
world 478 giddy 378 gigilo 590.620 gingerly 500 girl 419,631 girlfriend 471 give (
lend) a helping hand 110 give an ear to 399 give in to 33 give one's right arm for
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American English Idiomatic Expressions in 52 Weeks: An Easy ...
... (MOVE) 108 give one's right arm (SER) 77 give oneself away (BAD) 146 give
oneself up (FAIL) 204 give oneself up to (SAT) 126 give or take (QUAN) 165 give
out (COM) 130 give out (COMP) 210 give out (FAIL) 212 give out (SER) 82 give ...
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Exploring Idioms: A Critical-Thinking Resource for Grades 4-8
Background: Cost an arm and a leg, popularized in the 1900s, was probably
spoken to best the prior popularly used phrase, give one's right arm for
something. However, other explanations abound. One is the phrase, “If it costs a
leg!” used by ...
Valeri R. Helterbran, 2008
2 Give one's right arm To be prepared to do almost anything in order to obtain
something that you want very much: > Td give my right arm to be able to turn the
clock back ten years and Start out again fresh from university.' 3 Twist someone's
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