Give up

[lisa666]

Hello, everyone
Could you please tell me if the following sentences are both correct? Thank you.

Don't give up on the plan.
Don't give up the plan.

 

[Matthew Wai]

I would not use 'give up on' because it has a different meaning, according to http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/give-up-on?q=give+up+on

Not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

Both are correct, in my opinion. They have similar meanings, but they are not the same.

The first says that you shouldn't stop thinking the plan might work.
The second says that you shouldn't end the plan.

 

[Tdol]

I wound not use 'give up on' because it has a different meaning, according to http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/give-up-on?q=give+up+on

It does, but it could work.

 

[teechar]

Don't give up on the plan. Don't stop trying to make the plan work; keep trying as it may eventually succeed.
Don't give up the plan. Don't abandon the plan.

;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

What did this add that was different from post #3?

 

[Matthew Wai]

I just found that 'give up on' works according to the definition below.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/give+up+on

Not a teacher.