When you don’t want to have anything to do with a certain person because you don’t like her, you might say, “I’d certainly like to give her the ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| COLD SHOULDER | 6 |
| BOOT | 5 |
| HEAVE-HO | 5 |
| SLIP | 4 |
| BUM’S RUSH | 3 |
| SHAFT | 3 |
| BRUSH OFF | 2 |
| A PIECE OF MY MIND | 1 |
| AN EARFUL | 1 |
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