dead\ giveaway

dead\ 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 garage sale was actually a big giveaway.

3. A gift; something one doesn't have to pay for.

The tickets to the concert were a giveaway.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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