II5b

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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