Intermediate ๐Ÿ’ฌ Idioms & Phrasal Verbs ยท #111 of 182

Phrasal Verb: Give Away

to donate or reveal

Examples

  • Give away old clothes.

Key rules

  • Give away means give something for free, or reveal a secret
  • It is separable: give away old clothes or give old clothes away
  • With a pronoun, the pronoun goes in the middle: give it away
  • It is used for donations and spoilers

Common mistakes

  • I gave away it โ†’ I gave it away
๐Ÿ’ก Tip: "Give out" means distribute, a different meaning.

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