give someone a lift—
1. offer a person a ride in a car:
- Can you give me a lift to the station?
2. give smb. a helping hand:
- I’m going to make some dried-apple fritters for dinner, and you must give me a lift.
3. promote smb. to a higher or more advanced position:
- That show, though short-lived, gave her a lift into television.
4. raise smb.’s morale:
- The event seemed to give him a lift and offered Joe a temporary reprieve from his troubles.
give someone a rise —(also: give someone a raise) increase a person’s wage or salary:
- He threatened to resign if they did not give him a rise.