(idiomatic) To try, test or attempt.

(idiomatic) To try or attempt.

(idiomatic) To show flirtatious signs with one's eyes.

(idiomatic, Britain) To give someone a cold reception; to close the door on someone; to reject them.

(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.