What occasion do you use "gall"?

Question

What occasion do you use "gall"?
I am not sure.
please give me expample sentences with explanations.
do you sometimes use it ?
and also do you have a good idea to memorize it?
many in thanks.

Answer 1

Man, you've got gall to ask that! What kind of gall do you have, to be on this Answers board at all? Do you have the gall to keep reading? And don't I have some gall to use the word like this in these sentences?

As suggested by the preceding, gall is not usually viewed as positive. It is something that you are said to have (or show) when you are being particularly assertive, or even aggressive. (There's a literal meaning behind that, but if it isn't in your textbook, I wouldn't worry about it much. Tho you *could* Web search on "gall bladder.")

I *think* you could say to a third party that you admire someone's gall in doing such-and-such and be taken at your word. But you'd have to be unusually precise and explicit to tell somebody that you admire THEIR gall and not be taken as sarcastic.

As for memorizing it--sorry, unless you do check out the gall bladder and the whole thing sticks in your mind, I've got nothing.

For other example sentences, search the Web for
"have the gall" -bladder -plant -wasp
"has the gall" -bladder -plant -wasp
"had the gall" -bladder -plant -wasp
"got the gall" -bladder -plant -wasp
"got gall" -bladder -plant -wasp
"have some gall" -bladder -plant -wasp -stone
"has some gall" -bladder -plant -wasp -stone
"had some gall" -bladder -plant -wasp -stone
and, many fewer but interesting,
"shows gall" -bladder -plant -wasp

P.S. The verb is WAY less common than the noun. Unless, perhaps, you're talking about people who keep and use horses.

Answer 2

gall:: brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence
synonyms see temerity

ex: I cannot believe that she has the gall to sleep with my boyfriend and smile in my face.
ex: No he doesn't have the gall to eat a slice when he didn't chip in for the pizza!

I find the best way to memorize a word is to use it

Answer 3

Are we talking about English here? If so, it can be used in "gall bladder" and probably something else as well. Like:

"I have some painful gall stones in my gall bladder."

If it's another language... Could you specify? It exists in Welsh - it means "can".

Answer 4

If someone comes up to me and says they are getting married and demand a wedding gift or cash from me, even if i am not invited to the wedding, that is gall. It is sheer, naked gall

Answer 5

"I don't know how he has the gall to do that!" In this case, gall means effrontery.

Answer 6

" His arrogant manner galls me " (irritate)

Answer 7

"My gall bladder is about to burst."