By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new boss would be.
The Simpson's garage sale was actually a big giveaway.
The tickets to the concert were a giveaway.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
dead giveaway — dead giveaway, Informal. a complete betrayal … Useful english dictionary
dead giveaway — noun Something that discloses, usually unintentionally, a fact or an intention. That disguise is a dead giveaway! Choose something less obvious … Wiktionary
dead giveaway — See a dead giveaway … English idioms
dead giveaway — Synonyms and related words: babbling, betrayal, blabbering, blabbing, communication leak, divulgation, divulgement, divulgence, divulging, evulgation, giveaway, indiscretion, leak, letting out, obvious clue, telltale, telltale sign, unwitting… … Moby Thesaurus
a dead giveaway — a clear signal, an obvious sign The smile on her face was a dead giveaway that she got the job … English idioms
giveaway — • giveaway • dead giveaway noun (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… … Словарь американских идиом
giveaway — I UK [ˈɡɪvəˌweɪ] / US noun Word forms giveaway : singular giveaway plural giveaways 1) [singular] a movement, action, or expression on someone s face that shows the truth about something or that lets you realize something that should be a secret… … English dictionary
giveaway — or[dead 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
giveaway — or[dead 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… … Dictionary of American idioms
giveaway — give|a|way1 [ˈgıvəweı] n 1.) [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.) something that is … Dictionary of contemporary English
