This phrase was first started sometime in the 1940's. It's origins are from the National Football League. It's exact origins are unknown but the term was used by players and coaches to describe what goes on during a pile up of players attempting to recover a fumble or a loose ball on the field. Players at the bottom of the pile would often resort to dirty, classless tactics in an attempt to recover the ball from another player while the referees were attempting to clear the pile to discover who had recovered the ball. Often times, players would resort to punching, kicking, scratching, grabbing an opposing players ball sac and squeezing, etc.... in the hopes that the player with the ball would give up the ball to try and stop the other player from "giving him the business". The phrase became known to the general public in 1986, during an NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets when referee Ben Dreith called a personal foul penalty on the Jets' Marty Lyons after he tackled Bills quarterback Jim Kelly to the ground and started to repeatedly punch him in the head. Dreith announced to the crowd: "We have a personal foul on number 99 of the defense โ after he tackled the quarterback, he's giving him the business down there, that's a 15-yard penalty."
Player 1: "Who recovered the fumble? Did they make a call yet?"
Player 2: "Dunno. There still in the pile giving the business."
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1. Injunction meaning stop it. Particularly used to describe an action which the speaker finds annoying or irritating. Common in the north of England
2. Expression of amazement, upon being told some piece of information the speaker finds hard to believe. Common in the north of England
1. 'Give over hitting us, or I'll tell our mam!
2. 'Our Doreen's won t' pools? How much did she win? Give over! She never!
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to give something a go; to try it
I can't get the top off this jar. Will you give it a lash with those strong hands of yours?
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To masturbate, it`s not rocket science.
Kevin: Well... I`ve really never masturbated before...
Ellen: Come on! Give it a whirl!
Misunderstanding at it`s finest!!
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Holdin it to the wood. Over revvin. Generally done in old rusted out ford trucks. Get on it.
Will you give it the beans we are going to slow.
I gave that motha fucker the beans for miles and she didn't pop
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Giving oral sex to a man (giving head).
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Said to someone who has just done something annoying to you.
Sometimes used in place of What the hell?, Seriously?, or Why did you do that?
I'm enjoying my lunch in the school cafeteria. Douchebag walks by and knocks my milk all over my food.
Me: "What gives?!?"
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