(Could I) give you a lift?

(Could I) give you a lift?
(Could I) give you a lift?
Can I offer you a ride to some place? (Also used with

can

or

may

in place of

could

.) •

Bill stopped his car at the side of the road where Tom stood. “Can I give you a lift?” asked Bill.

John: Well, I've got to leave. Alice: Me, too. John: Give you a lift? Alice: Sure. Thanks.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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