give the gate

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give the gate - terminate a relationship abruptly; "Mary gave John the axe after she saw him with another woman"

break up, part, split, split up, separate, break - discontinue an association or relation; go different ways; "The business partners broke over a tax question"; "The couple separated after 25 years of marriage"; "My friend and I split up"

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The game is in honour of the Wayne Rooney Foundation but despite that the Football Association will not give the gate receipts to the charity.

England snub makes Gooch available for Cats

This is to give the gate a strong steel frame allowing the wooden parts to be removed and replaced over time without affecting the structural integrity of the gate as a whole.

Heavy metal: a feasibility study on the use of a novel modular steel gate as a replacement for oak in the design of lock gates

"We give the gate agents leeway to use their discretion given circumstances at the gate." Some airlines do extend pre-boarding courtesies to families.