give sth away
— phrasal verb with give uk/ɡɪv/us/ɡɪv/verb gave, given
(FREE)
B1 to give something to someone without asking for payment:
The shop is giving away a sample to every customer.
Nobody wants this type of heater any more - I can't even give it away!
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giveaway
More examples
- It's so cheap, we're practically giving it away.
- The shop gave away a bottle of champagne to their 100th customer.
- They've given away all their old books.
- He gave away all his old records when he moved abroad.
- If I can't sell it, I'll give it away.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Costing little or no money
- bargain
- bargain bin
- cheap rate
- cheaply
- cut-price
- downscale
- economy-size
- knock-down
- low-cost
- low-rent
- mass market
- mates' rate
- nothing
- offer
- reasonably
- snip
- something
- song
- steal
- tacky
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Giving, providing and supplying
(SECRET)
B2 to tell people something secret, often without intending to:
The party was meant to be a surprise, but Sharon gave it away.
I won't give the game (= the information or plan) away.
More examples
- The smoke from the fire gave their position away to the enemy.
- He had inadvertently given away details of the bid to a rival firm.
- The venue for their wedding is supposed to be a secret, so try not to give it away.
- The company goes to great lengths not to give away details of their secret recipe.
- The letter is supposed to be anonymous, but the handwriting gives it away.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets out idiom
- bare
- be the talk of the town idiom
- break cover idiom
- cat
- come out
- dob sb in
- fink
- get around (somewhere)
- King's evidence
- leak
- let the cat out of the bag idiom
- open your heart to someone idiom
- sneak
- spill the beans idiom
- take the wraps off sth idiom
- tell on sb
- tongues wagging idiom
- turn
- unmask
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(GOAL/WIN)
to allow an opponent to score a goal or win a game by making a mistake or doing something very badly :
You can't give away goals as easily as we did and win games at this level.
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Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- against the run of play idiom
- close-run
- do the double over sb idiom
- drubbing
- game changer
- game-changing
- hold
- lead 1
- pip
- pummel
- retire
- run away with sth
- sink
- square
- strike gold idiom
- varsity
- walkaway
- walkover
- win
- won
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