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

I only give one gift a year these days.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

Let’s hope Tony voters follow suit and give one of the other four best play nominees the award.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

That does, however, make it all the more difficult to look at America and resist the temptation to give one last stammering cry of, “That’s all folks!”

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

“You! Are you mad? You’re the last man I’d give one to,” replied Capricorn.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke