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ESL vocabulary CEFR |B1|IDIOM give‧a‧way /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/ noun
giveaway adjective [only before noun]
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English Dictionary I. give‧a‧way1 /ˈɡɪvəweɪ/
noun1. [singular] something that makes it easy for you to guess something
be a clear/dead giveaway (=make it very easy to guess something) He’d been smoking dope; his glazed eyes were a dead giveaway.2. [countable] something that is given away free, especially something that a shop gives you when you buy a product
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II. giveaway2 adjective [only before noun] giveaway prices are extremely cheap
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Idioms giveawaysomething that is given away free, an act of giving something away, an unintential betrayal of a secret or repressed feeling or plan
Our supervisor's speech was a giveaway. Now, I know that he is planning to retire.
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giveaway n. (stress on "give")
1. An open secret.
By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new boss would be. 2. A forced or sacrifice sale at which items are sold for much less than their market value.
The Simpson's garage sale was actually a big giveaway. 3. A gift; something one doesn't have to pay for.
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