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give (someone) a hand. (idiomatic) To help, aid, or assist. Could you please give me a hand carrying this mattress? (idiomatic) To applaud or clap (also to give (someone) a big hand). Please give all our dedicated volunteers a hand for their hard work.

The meaning of "ages" is simple, but the senses in which it is used are more difficult to grasp: a long time; a very long time; an eternity; a longer time .

To give someone information about something that that person missed or didn't know. A similar expression is to catch you up on something.

figure someone or something out to begin to comprehend someone or something; to come to understand someone or something better. I just can't figure you out.

CUT IT OUT simply means to stop doing what you're doing. This is used to ask someone to stop working or saying something that is annoying or offensive.

hy do a guy means when he says he's broken ? It means he has been hurt emotionally and he wants you to give him a break when he does not conform to common pleasantries and common good manners. It is to give him a free ride when he acts like a jerk to you. I see two ways that you can handle this.

bite off more than one can chew. (idiomatic) To try to do too much; to take on or attempt more than one is capable of doing.

bend (or lean or fall) over backward make every effort to achieve something, especially to be fair or helpful.

(idiomatic) bored to the point of weariness. The boy was sick and tired of doing his lengthy homework assignment. (idiomatic) annoyed or frustrated with something or someone, to the point of losing one's temper or patience.