givesomethingaway
phrasal verbwithgiveverbuk/ɡɪv/us/ɡɪv/gave|given
(FREE)
B1
to give something to someone withoutaskingforpayment:
Theshopis giving away asampleto everycustomer.
Nobodywantsthistypeofheaterany more - I can'tevengive it away!
See also
giveawaynoun(GIFT)
to give something to someone
- giveGive me that dirty plate.
- offerYour doctor should be able to offer advice.
- provideThis booklet provides useful information about local services.
- supplyThe lake supplies the whole town with water.
- donateFour hundred dollars has been donated to the school book fund.
- It's socheap, we'repracticallygiving it away.
- Theshopgave away abottleofchampagnetotheir100thcustomer.
- They've given away alltheiroldbooks.
- He gave away all hisoldrecordswhen hemovedabroad.
- If I can'tsellit, I'll give it away.
Costing little or no money
- chargeless
- cheap
- cheap rate
- cheapness
- cheapo
- chintzy
- comp
- compliment
- complimentary
- cut-price
- economy-size
- entry level
- free of charge
- glossy
- inexpensive
- nominal
- nothing
- rock bottom
- schlock
- valueless
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Giving, providing and supplying
(SECRET)
B2
totellpeoplesomethingsecret, often withoutintendingto:
Thepartywasmeantto be asurprise, but Sharon gave it away.
I won't givethegame(= theinformationorplan)away.
- Thesmokefrom thefiregavetheirpositionaway to theenemy.
- He hadinadvertentlygiven awaydetailsof thebidto arivalfirm.
- Thevenuefortheirweddingissupposedto be asecret, sotrynot to give it away.
- Thecompanygoes togreatlengthsnot to give awaydetailsoftheirsecretrecipe.
- Theletterissupposedto beanonymous, but thehandwritinggives it away.
Revealing secrets & becoming known
- (the) word is/gets outidiom
- anti-secrecy
- backchannel
- bare
- blowsomeone'scoveridiom
- blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
- break
- declassify
- hold
- leakage
- Queen's evidence
- rat onsomeone/something
- reintroduce
- revealingly
- revelatory
- shed
- state's evidence
- tip
- transpire
- unload
(GOAL/WIN)
toallowanopponenttoscoreagoalorwinagameby making amistakeor doing something verybadly:
You can't give awaygoalsaseasilyas we did andwingamesat thislevel.
Winning, losing & scoring in sport
- aet
- against the run of playidiom
- bag
- blowsomeoneaway
- clean
- close-run
- co-holder
- concede
- equalizer
- golden goal
- pull back
- reelsomethingoff
- relegation zone
- run away withsomeone
- score
- scoreboard
- scorecard
- straight
- sudden death
- walk itidiom