| 单词 | dead giveaway | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasdead giveaway  2.  An inadvertent betrayal or revelation of oneself, of plans, the truth, etc.; frequently in  dead giveaway, a complete betrayal; also, a person or thing that causes such a betrayal or revelation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > 			[noun]		 > a disclosure > disclosure of secret information > inadvertent giveaway1882 indiscretion1929 1882    W. A. Baillie-Grohman Camps in Rockies 14  				The dead ‘give away’..removed the shadowy blemish from his character. 1882    G. W. Peck Peck's Sunshine 83  				A piece of that dog as big as a finger would ruin a butcher. It would be a dead give away. 1897    C. M. Flandrau Harvard Episodes 224  				I gave my own name, but Dilly didn't; he had one all ready that went with his initials on his underclothes, so it wouldn't be a give-away. 1901    Westm. Gaz. 28 Sept. 2/1  				‘When I was at Poona in '76—’ ‘My dear Colonel,’ purred Reginald, ‘fancy admitting such a thing! Such a give-away for one's age!’ 1904    Westm. Gaz. 19 May 3/2  				When Mr. Chamberlain went on to declare that the Government's amendment and his own had the same idea, the give-away was complete. 1924    J. Galsworthy White Monkey  ii. ix. 196  				She also realised the give-away. 1924    G. Overton Cargoes for Crusoes 156  				The patient has come to the conclusion that he is a dead giveaway, that everybody sees in him what the psycho~analyst sees. 1952    M. McCarthy Groves of Academe 		(1953)	 ix. 169  				‘It's a dead give~away, Domna,’ he expatiated. ‘Analyse it out for yourself.’ 1959    ‘P. Quentin’ Shadow of Guilt xi. 96  				Her expression was a dead give-away. 1970    Daily Tel. 11 Aug. 11/2  				An ancient parquet-floored hall which even the stealthiest house breaker couldn't negotiate without a salvo of giveaway creaks. < as lemmas  | 
	
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