Meaning: abnegate

'æbnɪgeɪt
v.
deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasuresurrenderdeny or renounce

be given the gate Idiom, Proverb

tailgate

drive too close to the car in front, on his tail The instructor told me not to tailgate - to leave more space.

chingate

fuck yourself

give sb the gate

Idiom(s): give sb the gate

Theme: REJECTION

to send someone away; to reject someone.
• Not only was he not friendly, he gave me the gate.
• He was rude, so we gave him the gate.

get the gate

Idiom(s): get the gate

Theme: REJECTION

to be sent away; to be rejected. (Slang.)
• I thought he liked me, but I got the gate.
• I was afraid I'd get the gate, and I was right.

Black as Newgate's knocker

(UK) If things are as black as Newgate's knocker, they are very bad. Newgate was an infamous prison in England, so its door knocker meant trouble.

First out of the gate

When someone is first out of the gate, they are the first to do something that others are trying to do.

Like a bull at a gate

If you tackle a job very quickly, without any real thought about what you are doing, you are going at it like a bull at a gate.

Out of the gate running

If someone comes out of the gate running, they start something at a fast pace, without any build-up.

congregate housing|congregate|housing

n., informal A form of housing for elderly persons in which dining facilities and services are shared in multiple dwelling units. Jerry put Grandma in a place where they have congregate housing.

crash the gate|crash|crasher|gate|gate crasher

v. phr., slang To enter without a ticket or without paying; attend without an invitation or permission. Bob got into the circus without paying. He crashed the gate. Three boys tried to crash the gate at our party but we didn't let them in.

be accustomed the gate

To be absolved or spurned. I'm aggravating to advertise these vacuums aperture to door, and I've been accustomed the aboideau larboard and right!Learn more: gate, given

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