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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
give something away
▪ I. ˌgive sthaˈway derived
1. to give sth as a gift
• He gave away most of his money to charity.
• (informal) Check out the prices of our pizzas— we're virtually giving them away!
related noun ↑giveaway
2. to present sth
•The mayor gave away the prizes at the school sports day.
3. to carelessly allow sb to have an advantage
•They've given away two goals already.
Main entry: ↑givederived
▪ II. ˌgive sth/sbaˈway derived
to make known sth that sb wants to keep secret
Syn: ↑betray
• She gave away state secrets to the enemy.
• It was supposed to be a surprise but the children gave the game away.
•His voice gave him away (= showed who he really was).
related noun ↑giveaway
Main entry: ↑givederived
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