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                           Phrase(s): give cause for something  to serve as a just cause for something; to warrant something.  •  Your comments give cause for further investigation.  •  I didn’t give cause for you to worry so much.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs