gift : Idioms & Phrases
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birthday gift
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noun a present given in celebration of a person's birthday
birthday present.
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bride-gift
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noun a wedding present to the bride
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christmas gift
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noun a present given at Christmas time
Christmas present.
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gift horse
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noun a gift (usually of inferior quality) that should be accepted uncritically
- it wasn't much, but don't look a gift horse in the mouth
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Gift rope
(Naut) , a rope extended to a boat for towing it; a guest rope.
Webster 1913
gift shop
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noun a shop that sells miscellaneous articles appropriate as gifts
novelty shop.
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gift tax
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noun a tax imposed on transfers of property by gift during the lifetime of the giver
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gift wrap
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noun attractive wrapping paper suitable for wrapping gifts
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gift wrapping
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noun ornamental wrapping for gifts
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gift-wrap
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verb wrap (a gift) attractively
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Glamour gift , Glamour might
- the gift or power of producing a glamour. The former is used figuratively, of the gift of fascination peculiar to women.
Webster 1913
philanthropic gift
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noun voluntary promotion of human welfare
philanthropy.
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To look a gift horse in the mouth
- to examine the mouth of a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to ascertain his age; hence, to accept favors in a critical and thankless spirit. Lowell.
Webster 1913
wedding gift
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noun a present given to someone getting married
wedding present.
