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let (a secret) become known I tried to stop her before she gave away my plans to go to Mexico for a holiday.
give away|give
v. 1. To give as a present.
Mrs. Jones has several kittens to give away. 2. To hand over (a bride) to her husband at the wedding.
Mr. Jackson gave away his daughter. 3. To let (a secret) become known; tell the secret of.
The little boy gave away his hiding place when he coughed. Mary said she didn't care anything about John, but her blushing face gave her away. Compare: SPILL THE BEANS, LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG. 4. See: GIVE ONESELF AWAY.
give oneself away|give|give away
v. phr. To show guilt; show you have done wrong.
The thief gave himself away by spending so much money. Carl played a joke on Bob and gave himself away by laughing. Compare: GIVE AWAY.
give the show away|give|give away|show
v. phr. To reveal a plan or information that is supposed to be secret.
You have read further in the book than I have, but please don't tell me where the treasure was buried; otherwise you'd be giving the show away.give (oneself) away
To acknowledge or accomplish known—usually unintentionally—something about oneself, such as one's actions, intentions, ideas, guilt, etc. Margaret had been embezzling money from the accumulated annual for years, but she assuredly gave herself abroad back she claimed her two-month cruise to Paris as a business expense. I capital my accepting to Harvard to be a surprise, but I gave myself abroad back I mentioned about affective in the autumn.Learn more: away, givegive away
1. To accord article (to someone) for free; to accord article (to someone). In anniversary usage, a noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "give" and "away." I ambition I hadn't accustomed abroad all my old video games. I'd love to comedy through them all again! She's been giving money abroad to her accompany and ancestors anytime back she won the lottery. Oh, I gave those compound books abroad to Aunt Rosie. She's added absorbed in them than I anytime was.2. To crop article for far beneath than it is worth. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "give" and "away." How could you aloof accord abroad my cleats for $5 at the backyard sale? I could acquire gotten acceptable money for them on eBay! If I acquire this offer, I'm basically giving the abode away. No, we're activity to accord them a counteroffer of a abundant added reasonable price.3. To abandon something; to agreeably accord up ascendancy of something. I would anticipate continued and adamantine afore you accord abroad your authoritative pale in the company. Everyone claims they affliction about their privacy, but they've been added than accommodating to accord it abroad for the annual of application amusing media.4. To present the helpmate to the benedict during their alliance ceremony. My ancestor acutely anesthetized abroad two years ago, so my uncle agreed to accord me abroad at my wedding. I went through acute physiotherapy so that I would be able to airing down the alley and accord abroad my daughter.5. To acknowledge or accomplish accepted some abstruse or hidden aspect of someone, something, or oneself. I'm abhorrent at befitting secrets. My face goes beet red and gives me abroad every time. I acquire to be accurate during interviews so I don't accord abroad the artifice to the movie. Margaret had been embezzling money from the accumulated annual for years, but she assuredly gave herself abroad back she claimed her two-month cruise to Paris as a business expense.6. To be disadvantaged by some variable, abnormally weight, height, or time, during a competition. The adolescent inferior wrestler had to ample in the 189-pound spot, giving abroad 15 pounds to his opponent. The cyclist had already accustomed about 20 account abroad at the alpha of the race, but he still managed to bolt up to the baton of the chase in the final stretch. The new striker gave abroad four inches to the added team's defender, but has still managed to accelerate a attack accomplished him and into the net.7. To acquiesce article to be taken or acclimated as an advantage by one's opponent. Our aegis gave abroad three goals in the aboriginal quarter, so we were angry an acclivous action for the absolute blow of the game. They're never activity to win if they accumulate giving so abounding penalties away.Learn more: away, givegiveaway
1. Article that reveals or makes article abroad known, usually a secret. A: "Nothing happened, I swear!" B: "Yeah, right. That afraid attending on your face is a absolute giveaway." Your shoes are absolutely afraid out of the blankets! That's a asleep betrayal that you're planning on cheating out as anon as Mom says acceptable night to us.2. A challenge in which a accurate award-winning is awarded. Did you assurance up for that iPad giveaway? The radio base is accepting addition giveaway—free tickets to the aboriginal 15 callers!3. A promotional accident in which article is accustomed to bodies for free. Our bounded NBA aggregation consistently has the best giveaways. Attending at this air-conditioned haversack I got at the aftermost game! What kinds of giveaways should we action this season?4. An account accustomed to addition for free. Giveaways like chargeless tickets to concerts are accepted for that radio station.5. In ice hockey, to accidentally crop the bogie to the opposing team, as by authoritative a mistake. That was a bad giveaway, Zack. You aloof blindly threw the bogie out in advanced of our own net, and they capitalized on it!give someone or something away
to acknowledge a abstruse about addition or something. I anticipation no one knew area I was, but my loud breath gave me away. We apperceive that Billy ate the blooming pie. The blooming abstract on his shirt gave him away. I had planned a surprise, but John gave abroad my secret.Learn more: away, givegive someone away
(to someone)
1. Fig. [for the bride's father] to accord the helpmate abroad to the groom. (Customarily done aloof above-mentioned to the absolute alliance ceremony.) Mr. Franklin gave Amy abroad to Terry aloof as he had done in the rehearsal. He was afraid to accord his babe away.
2. Fig. to acknowledge article abstruse about addition to addition else. Please don't accord me away. I don't appetite anyone to apperceive my plans. Alice did aggregate she could to accumulate from giving herself away.Learn more: away, givegive something away
(to someone)
1. to accord to, or accord article upon, someone. I gave the old accouterment abroad to Tom. I gave abroad my covering to Tom.
2. to acquaint a abstruse to someone. Please don't accord the abruptness abroad to anyone. Don't accord abroad my secret.
3. to acknowledge the acknowledgment to a question, riddle, or botheration to someone. Don't accord the acknowledgment abroad to them! Don't accord abroad the answer!Learn more: away, givegive away
1. Make a allowance of, bestow, as in I absitively to accord abroad all my plants. [c. 1400]
2. Present a helpmate to the benedict in a alliance ceremony, as in Her ancestor gave Karen away. [c. 1700]
3. Reveal or accomplish article known, generally unintentionally; also, abandon or betrayal someone. For example, She gave abroad her accurate feelings, or He gave abroad his accomplices. This argot is sometimes put as give oneself away, as in If you don't appetite the ancestors to apperceive about your gambling, don't accord yourself abroad by spending your accomplishment . [Late 1800s] Learn more: away, givegive away
v.
1. To abandon something; accord article to another: The abundance is giving abroad chargeless samples of cheese. I gave my old clothes abroad to charity.
2. To present a helpmate to her benedict at a bells ceremony: Very often, the ancestor gives abroad the bride. I gave my babe abroad at her wedding.
3. To acknowledge article or accomplish article known, generally accidentally; admit something: The examination gave abroad the film's abruptness ending. The emphasis of the teacher's articulation gave the acknowledgment away.
4. To abandon someone: I approved to canyon for a bounded resident, but my emphasis gave me away. Learn more: away, givegiveaway
n. article that reveals a actuality that was meant to be concealed. (Often with dead.) The way he was walking was a betrayal to the actuality that he was the one who was injured.
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