give sb away
— phrasal verb with give uk/ɡɪv/us/ɡɪv/verb gave, given
(SHOW)
to show someone's secret feelings:
She thinks no one knows how much she likes him, but her face when I said he'd be there really gave her away!
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Showing and demonstrating
- act
- act sth out
- attest
- barometer
- bespeak
- bring
- bring sth forward
- disclose
- flicker
- manifestation
- produce
- put up sth
- radiate
- revealing
- says something about sb/sth idiom
- shew
- strike
- suggest
- token
- wear
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(MARRIAGE)
formal in a marriage ceremony, to formally bring a woman who is getting married to the front of the church so that she is standing at the side of her future partner, and then to give permission for her to marry:
The bride was given away by her father.
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Weddings
- aisle
- always a bridesmaid, never the bride idiom
- arranged marriage
- bachelor party
- bachelorette party
- banns
- get spliced idiom
- go/walk down the aisle idiom
- golden anniversary
- golden wedding anniversary
- groom
- guard of honour
- hen night
- honeymoon
- pageboy
- register office
- registry office
- ruby anniversary
- shotgun wedding
- shower tea
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