give it up Idiom, Proverb

a checkup

a doctor's examination, a medical examination If you aren't feeling well, go to the doctor for a checkup.

a cut-up

a joker, a person who tells jokes and has fun When Marsha goes to a party she's a real cut-up - a lot of fun.

a dust-up

"a fight, a skirmish; set-to" The boys argued and had a little dust-up, but no one got hurt.

a fill-up

a full tank of gasoline, fill her up We got a fill-up before we left Winnipeg. The truck needed gas.

a leg up

a start, a beginning, the first leg If I take a night class, I'll have a leg up on my diploma.

a pick-me-up

something that gives me energy or new life On a hot afternoon, a glass of iced tea is a great pick-me-up.

a send-up

a mockery or satire, a takeoff on The speaker did a send-up of the the way Canadians talk.

a stiff upper lip

(See keep a stiff upper lip)

act up

not work right, give pain or problems My stomach is acting up today. I don't feel well.

add up

seem consistent or reasonable The things that he said about his boss don

give it up

To stop accomplishing something. Generally acclimated as an imperative. Give it up—Adam's a bigger skateboarder than you, and no bulk of convenance will change that. Oh, accord it up already—I apperceive you're lying.Learn more: give, up

give up

1. To crop or carelessness something. A noun of pronoun can be acclimated amid "give" and "up." This is a prime parking space—I'm not giving it up! It would be a abashment if you had to accord up this apartment—it's such a abundant location.2. To carelessness some assignment or goal. Oh, don't accord up—you'll get this boiler anchored eventually.3. To stop accomplishing article in particular, generally a habit. Lots of bodies accept accustomed up smoking, so I'm assured that you can too.4. To abandonment or crop addition or oneself. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is acclimated amid "give" and "up." You charge to accord yourself up to the cops afore an innocent being gets bent in the crossfire. I apperceive he's done some absolutely abhorrent things, but he's still my brother—I can't aloof accord him up to the authorities!5. To lose acceptance in addition or something; to no best accept in addition or something's abeyant for betterment. Consistently followed by "on." I apperceive I've bootless a lot in the accomplished year, but please, don't accord up on me. Don't accord up on this aggregation aloof yet.6. To absolutely agreement or allot oneself to something. In this usage, a automatic pronoun is acclimated amid "give" and "up," and the byword is consistently followed by "to." To accord with the grief, I gave myself up to my research.7. To accede absent or after hope. A noun or pronoun can be acclimated amid "give" and "up." About consistently followed by "as lost" or "for lost." I gave the amalgamation up for absent back it didn't access in two weeks. We had about accustomed up the bearings as absent back advice arrived.Learn more: give, up

Give it up!

Inf. Stop trying!; You are crumbling your time! (Fixed order.) Bob: I aloof can't accept calculus! Bill: Accord it up! Get out of that advance and get into article beneath cruel. Tom: I'm aloof not a actual acceptable singer, I guess. Sue: It's no good, Tom. Accord it up! Tom: Don't you anticipate I'm accomplishing better, though? Sue: Accord it up, Tom!Learn more: give

give it up

acclaim enthusiastically. informal 2004 New Zealand Listener Ladiiieees and gentlemen, accord it up for Joseph Lin and the Auckland Philharmonia conducted by Steven Smith , advancing to you alive from the Auckland Town Hall. Learn more: give, up

give it up (for somebody)

(informal) appearance your approval of somebody by acclamation your hands: Give it up for Tommy!Learn more: give, up

Give it up!

exclam. Quit now!; Enough is enough! Accord it up! You can’t pitch! Learn more: give

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acid test across the board act out act up actions speak louder than words AD add fuel to the fire add insult to injury add up afraid so after all after one against all odds against the grain age before beauty AGM ahead of the game give him enough rope and he'll hang himself give hostage to fortune give in give in to (someone or something) give it (one's) best shot give it a burl give it a rest Give it a rest! give it a shot give it a whirl give it all you've got Give it all you've got! give it laldy give it large give it one's best shot give it one's best shot, to give it some stick give it some welly give it the gun give it time give it to give it to (one) give it to (one) straight give it to me straight give it to someone give it up Give it up! give it your best shot give it/her the gun give leg bail give lip service to (something) give me give me (someone or something) any day/time give me a break Give me a break! Give me a call Give me a chance! Give me a rest! give me five! Give me liberty, or give me death! Give me skin! Give me some skin! give me some sugar give me something/somebody give me strength give me strength! give me/gimme (a) five Give my best to give my best to (someone) give notice give odds