Saturday, 7 March 2015

Phrasal Verbs - Give away v Give in v Give off v Give up



Give (sth) away - to sell it really cheap.
Ø      Daniel had to literally give his car away as it was old and giving a lot of problems.

Give in – to admit you have been beaten by
someone or sth.
Ø      My brother pestered me for a new guitar for months, and I finally gave in.
Ø      If we give in to his threats, he just might make it a habit to threaten us every time he wants something from us.

Give off – to produce.
Ø      You should get a bigger radiator. There’s no way that tiny radiator can give off much heat.

Give (oneself) up – to surrender.
Ø      The kidnapper finally gave himself up to the police after realizing he had nowhere to run or hide.

Give (sth) up – to stop eating, drinking or using it.
Ø     We were all secretly relieved when Daniel announced that he had given up drinking.
Ø     When Randy first told us he had given up smoking, no one believed him.


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