[Vocabulary] give in vs give up

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Ferdie11

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Hi,

What's the difference between these two phrases?

give in vs give up

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stanislaw.masny

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Hi,

What's the difference between these two phrases?

give in vs give up

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Dear Ferdie
You can easily find it on the internet looking for English phrasal verbs; for example on 'UsingEnglish.com'.
Best luck in life!
S./M.
 

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Hi,

What's the difference between these two phrases?

give in vs give up

Thanks.


***** NOT A TEACHER *****

Good morning, Ferdie:

(1) Maybe two examples might help you a LITTLE bit to understand the difference:

(a) Tom loves ice cream, but he has not eaten any for a year. He does

not want to eat any ice cream for various reasons. Yesterday, his wife

brought home some ice cream. Tom was tempted to eat some, but he

told himself no. He thought about it all day. It was on his mind all day.

Finally, he ran to the refrigerator, opened the ice cream carton, and ate

three bowls of delicious ice cream. Poor Tom! He HAD GIVEN IN to the

temptation.

*****

(b) Mona has a son who will not clean up his room. Mona does everything

that she can to get him to clean it up. On Monday, she promised him his

favorite meal if he would clean it up. He didn't. On Tuesday, she bought

him a CD of his favorite music. Her kindness did not get him to clean up

his room. On Wednesday, Mona cried and cried. She thought that her

crying would soften his heart. It did not. On Thursday, she said, "If you

clean your room, I will buy you a -- car!!! Nothing happened. So on

Friday, Mona said, "OK. I GIVE UP. You win! I will never talk to you again

about your messy room. You are hopeless.


*****

Have a nice day!
 
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