give on

Related to give on: give up

give on

To act as though something false is true, typically to dupe someone else. He gave on that he was a clueless new employee in order to gain access to the computer system.

give on

To pretend something in order to deceive another: The con artist gave on that he was a car salesman, although in fact he knew very little about cars.

词组	give on
释义	give on Related to give on: give up give on To act as though something false is true, typically to dupe someone else. He gave on that he was a clueless new employee in order to gain access to the computer system. See also: give, on Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. give on v. To pretend something in order to deceive another: The con artist gave on that he was a car salesman, although in fact he knew very little about cars. See also: give, on The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: sucker (one) into (something) sucker someone into something work the rabbit's foot on work the rabbit's foot on (someone) bashing keel over a night person fob off any (one) worth (one's) salt cart off
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