give up something

give up something
give up (something) to stop doing or having something.

She says she would give up eating before she gave up her cigarettes.

You never give up looking for survivors of a disaster.

He wasn't good at tennis, but he didn't want to give it up.


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  • Give Me Something — «Give Me Something» Sencillo de David Guetta con Barbara Tucker del álbum Just a Little More Love Lado B It s Allright (con Barbara Tucker) Publicación 6 de octubre de 2002. Formato CD Single, Maxi …   Wikipedia Español

  • give me something — spoken phrase used for saying what you like or prefer Just give me a glass of Scotch and a good book and I’m a happy man. Thesaurus: preferring and preferencesynonym Main entry: give …   Useful english dictionary

  • give someone/something a run for their money — give someone/something a (good) run for their money provide someone or something with challenging competition or opposition …   Useful english dictionary

  • give off something — ˌgive ˈoff sth derived to produce sth such as a smell, heat, light, etc • The flowers gave off a fragrant perfume. • The fire doesn t seem to be giving off much heat. Main entry: ↑givederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • give me something — spoken used for saying what you like or prefer Just give me a glass of Scotch and a good book and I m a happy man …   English dictionary

  • give me something (any day) — ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time) idiom (informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned • We don t go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! Main entry: ↑give …   Useful english dictionary

  • give me something (any time) — ˈgive me sth/sb (any day/time) idiom (informal) used to say that you prefer a particular thing or person to the one that has just been mentioned • We don t go out much. Give me a quiet night in front of the TV any day! Main entry: ↑give …   Useful english dictionary

  • give something to or give someone something — 1》 freely transfer the possession of; cause to receive or have. → give …   English new terms dictionary

  • give someone/something the nod — 1) select or approve someone or something they banned one book but gave the other the nod 2) give someone a signal …   Useful english dictionary

  • give (someone/something) the wellie — vb British a. to dismiss (someone) from work b. to reject (a partner) c. to discard (an object). Compare wellie In all senses the expression is a variant form of the colloquial give someone the boot …   Contemporary slang

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