give it a rest in English

Forms: gives it a rest [present, singular, third-person], giving it a rest [participle, present], gave it a rest [past], given it a rest [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|give<,,gave,given> it a rest}} give it a rest (third-person singular simple present gives it a rest, present participle giving it a rest, simple past gave it a rest, past participle given it a rest)

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      "form": "gives it a rest",
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      "glosses": [
        "Stop doing that; stop nagging, complaining, or otherwise being a nuisance."
      ],
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        "(colloquial) Stop doing that; stop nagging, complaining, or otherwise being a nuisance."
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "give it a rest"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives it a rest",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving it a rest",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave it a rest",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given it a rest",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
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      "glosses": [
        "Stop doing that; stop nagging, complaining, or otherwise being a nuisance."
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        "(colloquial) Stop doing that; stop nagging, complaining, or otherwise being a nuisance."
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  "word": "give it a rest"
}

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"give it a rest" meaning in English

Verb