- ˌgive yourself ˈup
- phrasal verb
if you give yourself up, you allow yourself to be arrested by the police
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ˌgive yourself ˈup
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give yourself up — ˌgive yourself/sb ˈup (to sb) derived to offer yourself/sb to be captured • After a week on the run he gave himself up to the police. Main entry: ↑givederived … Useful english dictionary
give yourself over to something — ˌgive yourself ˈover to sth derived (also ˌgive yourself ˈup to sth) to spend all your time doing sth or thinking about sth; to allow sth to completely control your life Main entry: ↑givederived … Useful english dictionary
give yourself up to something — ˌgive yourself ˈup to sth derived = ↑give yourself over to something Main entry: ↑givederived … Useful english dictionary
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give yourself up to somebody — ˌgive yourself/sb ˈup (to sb) derived to offer yourself/sb to be captured • After a week on the run he gave himself up to the police. Main entry: ↑givederived … Useful english dictionary
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give over to — To set (a period of time) aside for a particular purpose • • • Main Entry: ↑give * * * give over to [phrasal verb] give (something) over to (someone) 1 : to give (something) to (someone) to have, use, do, etc. She h … Useful english dictionary
give somebody up to somebody — ˌgive yourself/sb ˈup (to sb) derived to offer yourself/sb to be captured • After a week on the run he gave himself up to the police. Main entry: ↑givederived … Useful english dictionary
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