Give Someone Up For Dead, Give Something Up As Lost - ESL British English Pronunciation
A full explanation of the phrase "to give someone or something up as adjective (adjective noun)" , "to give someone or something up for adjective (adjective noun)". To give someone up as lost, to give something up as lost.
If you give someone up as dead, you no longer think that you have any hope that they are alive. If you give something up as lost then you are certain that you will not find it and you stop trying to look for it.
To give something up as lost is a slightly informal phrase.
The verb give is irregular give, gave given, giving.
The video contains examples of the phrase to give someone up as dead and to give something up as lost in a sentence.
He arrived so late that we had given him up for lost.
The doctors had given him up for dead, but somehow he survived.
Don't give yourself up for lost and keep trying to find the correct route.
I am going to give this car up as a bad job and buy a new one.
Give someone up for adjective (adjective noun) ... lose all hope that someone or something still has a certain characteristic.
Phrases like to give something up as lost are good to add to your vocabulary for official exams like CAE CPE or IELTS.
Remember it is important to use the correct syntax when using new vocabulary.
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