if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it
to give something, especially a piece of work, to someone in authority who is expecting it
to stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win
For the moment I'm an emotional cripple, I've got nothing more to give in that department.
His voice was almost rough with the beat of his blood, his hunger, the rushing need he refused to give in to.
More or less without thought, other than her determination not to give in, she jammed on her brakes.
She came to the class with a piece of work she should have given in last week.
She had to struggle not to give in to a desire to laugh.
The champion refused to give in and went on to win the set.
The government has said all along that it will never give in to terrorist threats.
This was not a place where you were allowed to give in to emotion.
gives in
giving in
gave in
given in
There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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