to give away
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3.4
- phrasal verb
- /ɡɪv əˈweɪ/
:
revelar
- I will never give away any of your secrets.
- give away a secret
- give the game away
- never give away everything
Most people just give away what's really on their mind.
- Most people just give away what's really on their mind.
- And it's described, they don't give a lot away initially.
- Do not give away the recipe to the secret sauce.
- So what we're asking is what do we give away when we give away our biology?
Examples
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Do not give away the recipe to the secret sauce.
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I hate it when someone gives away the ending.
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And l just gave away the surprise.
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Quit giving away the fine print.
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Most people just give away what's really on their mind.
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And that guy just gave away state secrets to the Russians.
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I'm not going to give away all my secrets.
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The more he tries to act nonchalant, the more he gives himself away.
Fiction book (1997) -
In short, and I don't think I'm giving too much away, the old Internet is dead.
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I don't want to give away any spoilers about the movie.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
Report someone's actions to the police or an authority
∞
2.3
Show something that was hidden or secret
∞
3.6
To make news known quickly
342
4.1
Reveal hidden facts or bad actions to people
243
3.5
Reveal secret facts to the public
234
4.1
To tell people information that was secret
219
4.1
To tell secret information to the public without permission
164
4.5
To reveal secret information, often by mistake
143
4.6
Tell someone's secret to other people
109
4.1
To make something known for the first time
92
4.1
To say the truth about something you kept secret
47
5.6
Say all private things about a person or event
45
6.2
To tell secret or private information to people
43
6.0
To tell a secret or show feelings you were trying to hide
32
3.7
Tell secret or private information to other people
18
6.0
Tell a secret by accident before others know
12
6.3
To tell someone a secret that should be kept
8
3.7
Make secret information known to the public
8
6.8
Reveal secret information that shocks people
5
5.6
Accidentally tell someone something you want to keep secret
5
5.1
To tell a secret that should be kept
2
5.5
To show something hidden so people can see it
2
4.4
To tell people about something secret
2
7.7
Reveal a secret or someone's identity
1
7.5
To tell everything about yourself, including private things
1
5.5
To tell a secret by accident and spoil a surprise
1
7.9
To tell a secret carelessly or without meaning to
1
9.9
To show a company's private information to others, often during business talks
To show your plans or ideas too early to others
Antonyms
How Revealing
Surface Forms
Morphology
The core sense of transfer in 'give' plus movement/removal in 'away' supports a reading of handing someone over, so a learner who knows the words can plausibly infer a meaning involving transfer of the daughter. However, the specific ritualized sense 'to present a bride to the bridegroom' is culturally specific and reflects a conventionalized phrasal-verb use that may not be fully predictable from the parts alone, so some prior exposure or cultural knowledge is needed.
Etymology
Give away comes from the image of handing a hidden thing to someone else. If you give a secret away, you pass it on to others, so it is 'revealed' and no longer private.