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Examples:can bow and submit, or can stand tall (idiom, from Book of Changes); ready give and take—start on virtue but give up (idiom); to fail to carry things through—give face to somebody by doing favors on their behalf—give direct instructions on the way to deal with a matter—hide the head and show the tail (idiom); to give a partial account—lit. give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation—cherish wealth and find it hard to give up (idiom); refusing to contribute to charity—teach (idiom); lit. to give moral and practical instruction—give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one—lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.); fig. Please give me your frank opinion.—give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished—give answering phrase (school exercise in memory or composition)—don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through the end—give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life—sth of dubious worth that one is reluctant give up—(of folk artists) give a performance at a temple fair or on the street etc—give birth a son soon (propitiatory compliment to the newly-weds)—lit. throw a brick to attract jade (idiom); fig. I offer a humble remark, please give us your valued opinion (e.g. commonplace remarks as a foreword to a distinguished speech)—distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. give generously in a public cause—give one's bare heart into sb. else's keeping (idiom); sb. has one's absolute confidence—give sympathy to the rich and relief to the poor [idiom.]— |