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give away the store

give away the store verb: to transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.

Verb

give away the store (third-person singular simple present gives away the store, present participle giving away the store, simple past gave away the store, past participle given away the store)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.
    • But he left the impression he wanted, of a man prepared to be conciliatory who would never give away the store.1987 December 14, Thomas Griffith, “Newswatch”, in Time
    • "Bush's tax plan offers next to nothing to average Americans, while giving away the store to multimillionaires," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.2006 May 11, Richard Wolf, “Congress poised to pass $70B in temporary tax cuts”, in USA Today, retrieved 21 Jun 2009

Synonyms of give away the store

Forms of give away the store

third-person singular presentgives away the store
present participlegiving away the store
pastgave away the store
past participlegiven away the store
alternative formgive the store away

Questions about give away the store

What does give away the store mean?
Give away the store means to transact, trade, or negotiate badly, by paying, providing, or conceding too much to the other party.
What part of speech is give away the store?
Give away the store is a verb.
What is the past tense of give away the store?
The past tense of give away the store is gave away the store.

Words near give away the store in the dictionary

  1. give and take
  2. give as good as one gets
  3. give away
  4. give away the farm
  5. give away the shop
  6. give away the store
  7. give back
  8. give battle
  9. give birth
  10. give blood
  11. give brain

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