give one

Idioms  

1. see other entries beginning with give one and also under give someone.

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Example Sentences

If you give one monkey a cucumber slice and you give another monkey a grape, the first monkey will throw the cucumber back at you—probably because you violated its sense of fairness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Or perhaps more precisely, he does not like the massive offset in power they give one car over another.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I only give one gift a year these days.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

He knew he had to give one more speech.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

But still, that awful word—orphanages—it was enough to give one an itchy rash just thinking about it.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood