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Значение идиомы giveaway
[giveaway] or [dead giveaway] {n.} 1. An opensecret.
By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new bosswould be.
2. A forced or sacrifice sale at which items are sold formuch less than their market value.
The Simpson’s garage sale wasactually a big giveaway.
3. A gift; something one doesn’t have to payfor.
The tickets to the concert were a giveaway.
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