Alternative form of talk the hind leg off a donkey

(UK, informal) To talk a lot.

(idiomatic) To compel someone (to do something); to create a situation in which someone has no alternative course of action.

Alternative form of put a gun to someone's head

(dated) Synonym of in a way

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give a rip

simple past tense and past participle of give a rip

present participle of give a rip

(idiomatic) To care.

(idiomatic) A general expression of distrust, particularly implying that another person is attempting to deceive the speaker, or that a situation is not, or can not be, as it appears.