give someone away (to someone)
- give someone away (to someone)
give someone away (to someone)
1. Fig. [for the bride's father] to give the bride away to the groom. (Customarily done just prior to the actual marriage ceremony.) •
Mr. Franklin gave Amy away to Terry just as he had done in the rehearsal.
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He was reluctant to give his daughter away.
2. Fig. to reveal something secret about someone to someone else. •
Please don't give me away. I don't want anyone to know my plans.
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Alice did everything she could to keep from giving herself away.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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give someone away — BETRAY, inform on; informal split on, rat on, peach on, do the dirty on, blow the whistle on, sell down the river; Brit. informal grass on, shop; N. Amer. informal rat out, finger; Austral./NZ … Useful english dictionary
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