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give the store away

give the store away is the alternative form of give away the store.

Meaning of give away the store

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

Forms of give the store away

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

Questions about give the store away

What is give the store away the alternative form of?
Give the store away is the alternative form of give away the store.

Words near give the store away in the dictionary

  1. give the lie to
  2. give the mitten to
  3. give the royal treatment
  4. give the sack
  5. give the stem
  6. give the store away
  7. give the time of day
  8. give the word
  9. give them an inch and they'll take a mile
  10. give them an inch and they'll take an ell
  11. give thought

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