(idiomatic) To admonish or berate; to speak angrily at somebody.

(transitive with to) (idiomatic, Britain, informal) To fire, sack, or eject someone. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, the, boot.

To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

(idiomatic, slang) To punish; to rebuke.

(chiefly US slang) To care about; to place value on something.

Ellipsis of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

present participle of give it some welly

(chiefly US, idiomatic) To sentence a person to execution by means of the electric chair.

present participle of give a bad name

To cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone.