придать стимул(All the dying and wounds and mud and bloodiness – at a safe distance – gave them a great kick, and excited them... (Death of a Hero by Aldington) anpodin)
оказать достойное соперничество(I think only Liverpool will be able to give Manchester United a run for their money next season.; вероятному победителю Val_Ships)
устроить разнос(It was with drawn brow and cold eye that I now undid the chain. I was just about ready to give Sergeant Voules – for I assumed that it was he – the ticking-off of a lifetime. (P.G. Wodehouse)ART Vancouver)