GIVE SB/STH HALF A CHANCE

Meaning of GIVE SB/STH HALF A CHANCE in English

to give sb/sth some opportunity to do sth :

That dog will give you a nasty bite, given half a chance.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HALF — I. ˈha]f, haa(ə)], hai], hȧ], hä]; in sense 2b the f is often lost when “past” follows noun ( plural …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old French cheance, chance, from (assumed) Vulgar …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HALF — /haf, hahf/ , n. , pl. halves /havz, hahvz/ , adj. , adv. n. 1. one of two equal or …
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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CHANCE — — chanceless , adj. /chans, chahns/ , n. , v. , chanced, chancing , adj. n. 1. the absence of …
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HALF — I. ˈhaf, ˈhäf noun ( plural halves ˈhavz, ˈhävz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healf; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHANCE — I. ˈchan(t)s noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * cadentia fall, from Latin cadent-, cadens, present participle …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SB — substantive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HALF — adj part; side; behalf. 2. half ·vt to halve. ·see halve. 3. half ·adj consisting of a moiety, or half; …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
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CHANCE — adv by chance; perchance. 2. chance ·adj happening by chance; casual. 3. chance ·noun probability. 4. chance ·noun the operation …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALF — [half] n, pl halves [ME, fr. OE healf; akin to OHG halb half] (bef. 12c) 1 a: either of two …
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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CHANCE — [chance] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL cadentia fall, fr. L cadent-, cadens, prp. of cadere to fall; perh. …
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HALF
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HALF — / hɑːf; NAmE hæf/ noun , determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ noun ( pl. halves / hɑːvz; NAmE hævz/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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CHANCE — / tʃɑːns; NAmE tʃæns/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] chance of doing …
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HALF — I. half 1 S1 W1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ BrE AmE predeterminer , pronoun , adjective [only before noun] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHANCE — I. chance 1 S1 W1 /tʃɑːns $ tʃæns/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HALF
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHANCE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
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HALF
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
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CHANCE — n., adj., & v. n. 1 a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
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SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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HALF
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
CHANCE — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. a a possibility (just a chance we will catch the train). b (often in …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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GIVE
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HALF — ( halves /hɑ:vz, AM hævz/ ) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
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CHANCE — ( chances, chancing, chanced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If there …
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HALF — I. predeterminer COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a half moon (= looking like half a circle ) ▪ A half moon …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Cambridge English vocab
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHANCE — Synonyms and related words : a leg up, accidental, accidentally, advantage, adventitious, adventure, aleatoric, aleatory, amorphous, appear, approach, aptitude, aptness, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHANCE — See: BY CHANCE, FAT CHANCE, STAND A CHANCE, TAKE A CHANCE.
Slang English vocab
HALF — n. half assed half blind half blood half breed half seas over half wit half witted other half
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
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CHANCE
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
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CHANCE — INDEX: when something happens by chance 1. when something happens without being planned 2. happening by chance 3. when things …
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CHANCE — See ↑ CHANCE 2,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ an outside chance • ↑ blow it/blow your chance • ↑ by chance …
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