| 单词 | to give it away |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto give it away 8. Esp. to give it away. To abandon, give up, stop. Australian slang. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > completing > non-completion > abandon an attempt or enterprise [verb (intransitive)] unbenda1400 unbinda1400 to leave (a person) the field?c1450 to give upa1616 to call (it) quits1851 to pull the pin1860 to hang up one's fiddle1889 to pack in1906 to pack up1925 to cop out1942 to give it away1949 1949 L. Glassop Lucky Palmer iii. 37 It's about time you mugs woke up to yourself. You're not in the race to get in without a ticket. Why don't you give the game away? 1950 ‘N. Shute’ Town like Alice v. 148 ‘I've changed my mind,’ he said. ‘I'm going to give it away... I won't be writing any letter.’ 1955 J. Cleary Justin Bayard v. 72 When I spoke to you.., you didn't say you'd given the idea away. 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot ix. 260 He was at that time driving a truck for a firewood contractor, though he was thinking of giving it away and starting a line in poultry manure. 1968 D. Ireland Chantic Bird iii. 28 I only hit him a few times, then I gave it away for the night. < as lemmas |
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