-to give up to do o to give up doing?-
- -to give up to do o to give up doing?-
- Nota d'uso
Quando to give up significa “smettere” ed è seguito da un verbo, questo è di norma nella forma in -ing: He gave up smoking last year, ha smesso di fumare l'anno scorso (non He gave up to smoke last year).
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give up something — give up (something) to stop doing or having something. She says she would give up eating before she gave up her cigarettes. You never give up looking for survivors of a disaster. He wasn t good at tennis, but he didn t want to give it up … New idioms dictionary
give up — (something) to stop doing or having something. She says she would give up eating before she gave up her cigarettes. You never give up looking for survivors of a disaster. He wasn t good at tennis, but he didn t want to give it up … New idioms dictionary