II5b
When you don’t want to have anything to do with a certain person because you don’t like him, you might say, “I’d certainly like to give him the ________.”
| BRUSH-OFF | 206 |
| GATE | 157 |
| COLD SHOULDER | 105 |
| GO-BY | 98 |
| AIR | 92 |
| SLIP | 70 |
| RUN-AROUND | 47 |
| BOOT | 39 |
| NR | 39 |
| BRUSH | 36 |
| BUM’S RUSH | 36 |
| WORKS | 30 |
| DOOR | 20 |
| GO-AROUND | 20 |
| HEAVE-HO | 19 |
| BOUNCE | 13 |
| AX | 10 |
| SHAFT | 10 |
| HIGHBALL | 9 |
| MITTEN | 8 |
| SHAKE | 8 |
| GO | 7 |
| HIS WALKING PAPERS | 7 |
| WALKING PAPERS | 7 |
| PIECE OF MY MIND | 6 |
| BUSINESS | 5 |
| DEVIL | 5 |
| FARE-YOU-WELL | 4 |
| SACK | 4 |
| SHAKE-OFF | 4 |
| SWIFT KICK | 4 |
| WIDE BERTH | 4 |
| BREEZE | 3 |
| GO-SIGN | 3 |
| SEND-OFF | 3 |
| SHOVE-OFF | 3 |
| WALKING TICKET | 3 |
| GO-AHEAD SIGNAL | 2 |
| IGNORE HIM | 2 |
| KICK IN THE PANTS | 2 |
| PUSH-OFF | 2 |
| ROAD | 2 |
| SHOW HIM THE DOOR | 2 |
| SKIDS | 2 |
| TOE OF MY SHOE | 2 |
| BACK DOOR | 1 |
| BACK OF MY HAND | 1 |
| BACK TO THE INDIANS | 1 |
| BACKDOOR CHUTE | 1 |
| BACK-DOOR TREATMENT | 1 |
| BEE | 1 |
| BLACK BOTTLE | 1 |
| BLACK EYE | 1 |
| BLACK NEEDLE | 1 |
| BOOST | 1 |
| BOOT IN THE ASS | 1 |
| BOOT IN THE SEAT | 1 |
| BOOTS | 1 |
| BOTTOM OF MY FOOT | 1 |
| BREAK-OFF | 1 |
| BRUSH-BY | 1 |
| BYPASS | 1 |
| DAY-DAY | 1 |
| DEEP-FREEZE | 1 |
| DICKENS | 1 |
| DITCH | 1 |
| DODGE HIM | 1 |
| DOOR TO THE ROAD | 1 |
| DROP HIM | 1 |
| DUST-OFF | 1 |
| “FLAKE, KID, FLAKE” | 1 |
| FOOT | 1 |
| FOOT IN THE ASS | 1 |
| FREEZE | 1 |
| FRENCH LEAVE | 1 |
| GET RID OF HIM | 1 |
| GET-LOST SIGN | 1 |
| GO-AWAY SIGN | 1 |
| GO-LIGHT | 1 |
| GOOD KICK | 1 |
| GOOD RIDDANCE | 1 |
| GO-ROUND | 1 |
| GO-SIGNAL | 1 |
| HARD TIME | 1 |
| HEIST | 1 |
| HELL | 1 |
| HIGH SIGN | 1 |
| HOOK | 1 |
| I CAN SEE HIM FOR DUST | 1 |
| I JUST WANTED HIM TO TEND TO HIS BUSINESS AND I’LL TEND TO MINE | 1 |
| ICY MITT | 1 |
| I’VE WASHED MY HANDS OF HIM | 1 |
| KEYS TO THE GATE | 1 |
| KIBOSH | 1 |
| KICK IN THE SEAT | 1 |
| NOHOW | 1 |
| OLD HEAVE-HO | 1 |
| ONE-TWO | 1 |
| PASSWORD | 1 |
| PICK-UP-AND-GO | 1 |
| PIECE OF MIND | 1 |
| PILL | 1 |
| PITCH | 1 |
| PLUG IN THE ASS | 1 |
| POWDER | 1 |
| PUSH-OVER | 1 |
| PUT MY FOOT TO HIM | 1 |
| PUT-DOWN | 1 |
| RED LIGHT | 1 |
| RIGHT-OF-WAY | 1 |
| RUB HIM OFF MY LIST | 1 |
| RUN | 1 |
| RUN-ROUND | 1 |
| RUNS | 1 |
| SHAKE HIM | 1 |
| SHET | 1 |
| SHOE | 1 |
| SHOULDER | 1 |
| SHOVE | 1 |
| SHOW HIM THE GATE | 1 |
| SHRUG | 1 |
| SHUCK HIM | 1 |
| SHUN HIM | 1 |
| SNUB | 1 |
| STEER CLEAR OF HIM | 1 |
| STICK | 1 |
| STONY STARE | 1 |
| STRYCHNINE | 1 |
| TABOO | 1 |
| THUMB | 1 |
| TIME OF DAY | 1 |
| TOE OF MY BOOT | 1 |
| VAMOOSE | 1 |
| WALKING PAPER | 1 |
| WASH-OFF | 1 |
| WORK | 1 |
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