give someone the arm in English

Forms: gives someone the arm [present, singular, third-person], giving someone the arm [participle, present], gave someone the arm [past], given someone the arm [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives someone the arm",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving someone the arm",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave someone the arm",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given someone the arm",
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        "1": "give<,,gave,given> someone the arm"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)",
          "text": "Pentangeli walks out of the restaurant; there's a little tension between the bodyguards of the two factions.\nROSATO (O.S.) Hey, Five-Angels...\nHe gives him the arm.\nFrankie's face turns red, like he wants to have it out here and now; but Willy Cicci calms his down, and they all make their move out."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct the bras d'honneur (obscene gesture) at someone."
      ],
      "id": "en-give_someone_the_arm-en-verb-AswlRsCf",
      "links": [
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          "bras d'honneur",
          "bras d'honneur"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, informal) To direct the bras d'honneur (obscene gesture) at someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "give someone the arm"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gives someone the arm",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "giving someone the arm",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gave someone the arm",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "given someone the arm",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "give<,,gave,given> someone the arm"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "English lemmas",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1973, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part II (screenplay, second draft)",
          "text": "Pentangeli walks out of the restaurant; there's a little tension between the bodyguards of the two factions.\nROSATO (O.S.) Hey, Five-Angels...\nHe gives him the arm.\nFrankie's face turns red, like he wants to have it out here and now; but Willy Cicci calms his down, and they all make their move out."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To direct the bras d'honneur (obscene gesture) at someone."
      ],
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          "bras d'honneur",
          "bras d'honneur"
        ]
      ],
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        "(US, informal) To direct the bras d'honneur (obscene gesture) at someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "give someone the arm"
}

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"give someone the arm" meaning in English

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