I bet you don't have the gall to argue with the mayor.
•Only Jane has the gall to ask the boss for a second raise this month.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
gall — I UK [ɡɔːl] / US [ɡɔl] noun Word forms gall : singular gall plural galls 1) [uncountable] an attitude towards other people that shows a lack of respect or care for their needs have the gall to do something: He had the gall to call me a bad… … English dictionary
gall — gall1 [go:l US go:l] n [Sense: 1 3; Origin: Old English gealla] [Sense: 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin galla] [Sense: 5; Origin: Old English gealla, from Latin galla] 1.) have the gall to do sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
gall — 1 noun 1 have the gall to do sth to do something rude and unreasonable that most people would be too embarrassed to do: Being a Tory politician, he still had the gall to be interviewed on TV and claim all the credit. 2 (U) old fashioned anger and … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gall — [[t]gɔ͟ːl[/t]] galls, galling, galled 1) N UNCOUNT: oft the N of n, the N to inf (disapproval) If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. I daresay he thought he was … English dictionary
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have — I. verb (had; having; has) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English habban; akin to Old High German habēn to have, and perhaps to hevan to lift more at heave Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to hold or maintain as a possession,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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