to give a shout
- phrasal verb
- Informal
- If so, feel free to give a shout out!
- just give a shout
Examples
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Whenever you're in town, give a shout so we can catch up.
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If you need anything, just give a shout.
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This is a great time to give a shout out to my therapist.
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I just want to take a moment to give a shout out of thanks to my therapist.
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You know, I think we should give a shout out to the book that you and I reconnected over.
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And, you know, I think it's time to give a shout out to our top tiers.
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I just want to give a shout out to all the fans of my Shakira impression.
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I'd like to give a shout out to Taylor Pringle!
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This is a Sunday morning vlog, so first of all I need to give a shout out to Juan and JMAA Music.
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So, I'd like to give a shout out to some of the companies I've worked with for most of my twenty years that are still vibrant and thriving.
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Synonyms
To contact someone to offer help or support
To get in touch with someone after a time without talking
To phone someone
To phone someone
How Direct
- Informal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound sense is partially inferable because 'give' + 'shout' can be understood as 'produce a call' and 'shout' denotes a vocal call, so a learner can plausibly map this to contacting or calling someone. However, the informal extension from literally shouting to the pragmatic meaning 'contact / let someone know' is metaphorical and usage-dependent, so a B1 learner may not reliably predict it without exposure.
Etymology
The phrase give a shout may come from the simple image of calling out loud to get someone's attention. When you literally give a shout, you make a noise so someone hears you, so that's why it now means 'to contact or let someone know'.