get wind of . get news of；hear rumors about听到风声；获悉
The captain didn't want the sailors to get wind of where the ship was going．船长不想让水手们获悉这艘船开往何处。
get wise to . learn about secret；become alert to得知（秘密）；警觉
We are getting wise to her tricks now，and it is not easy any more for her to put anything over us．我们已渐渐识破了她的花招，她不能再轻易地瞒过我们了。
You are very lazy．If you don't get wise to yourself and start studying，you will fail the course．你很懒惰，如果你对自己不警觉，还不开始学习的话，你的功课就会不及格。
give in . hand in上交
Give your examination papers in when you have finished．做完试卷就交上来。
The enemy gave their guns to our soldiers．敌人向我们的战士交了枪。
give in . offer 提出
Names of all students entering for the examination must be given in by March first．参加考试的学生名单须在三月一日前提出。
give in . surrender；acknowledge defeat投降；屈服；认输
The argument went on for hours as neither side would give in．辩论持续了好几个小时，因为双方谁也不肯认输。
Completely surrounded by our troops，the enemy finally gave in．敌人在被我军彻底包围以后，终于投降了。
He has given in to my views at last．他们最后接受了我的意见。
You can't win the game，so you may as well give in．你赢不了这场比赛，所以还是认输算了。
Although he was ill，he stuck at his work and refused to give in．虽然有病，但他仍然坚持工作，不肯示弱。
give in . yield to somebody 's desire or wishes；let somebody 's have his own way 让步；迁就；听任（某人的愿望或希望）；让某人为所欲为
Children who are always given in to by their parents soon become spoiled．被父母一味迁就的孩子很快会被宠坏的。
Looking back on it，I wish we hadn't given in so easily．回过头来看，我后悔我们不该轻易地作了让步。
If your son pleads with you to let him stay at home from school，you mustn't give in to him．如果你儿子求你允许他呆在家里不去上学，你不能迁就他。
After the boy proved that he could ride a bicycle safely，his father gave in to him and bought him one．当这男孩证明他能安全地骑自行车后，他父亲对他作出了让步，给他买了一部自行车。
With justice on our side，we will never give in．正义在我们这边，我们决不让步。
give in . cave in；give away 坍下；支撑不住
The floor will give in if you put the heavy machine on it ．如果你把沉重的机器放在地板上，地板会塌下去的。
ginger up . put more life，energy，enthusiasm into somebody or some activity 使活跃起来；使有新的活力
Some of the smaller firms become rather slack；they need gingering up．一些小的商行营业很不景气，他们需要增添新的活力。
give an ear to . lend an ear to . listen to 听；听从
Children should give an ear to their parents'advice．小孩应该听从父母的劝告。
give color to . lend color to . make something seem true or likely（加以渲染）使某事可信、生动
The illustrations he used helped to give colour to his lecture．他采用的图解使他的演讲大为生动。
The boy's torn clothes gave color to his story of a fight．这孩子的衣服被撕破，这更使人相信他跟别人打架的故事了。
give a good account of oneself . do well；act in a way that brings credit表现良好
He gave a good account of himself in that research．他在那项科研工作中表现很好。
give a hand to . give help to 帮助
He is always ready to give a hand to others．他总是乐于助人。
give and take . compromise；mutual concession妥协；互相谦让；宽容
There must be give and take if the negotiations between the two parties are to succeed．如果双方的协商要想成功的话，他们必须有互相谦让的精神。
Relations between her and her husband would be much more harmonious if only there were a little more give and take．她和她丈夫之间只要稍微互相谦让一些，关系就会融洽多了。
give and take . friendly talking or arguing back and forth；friendly sharing of ideas which may not agree；an exchange of teasing remarks 友善地交换意见；虽然意见不同但友善地保持一致；互相取笑
Tom and Jerry were always arguing，but it was all in the friendly spirit of give and take．汤姆和杰里常常争论，但总是在友好的气氛中进行争论。
give away . give as a present 赠给
He gave away all his books before death．他临死前献出了他的全部书籍。
He gave all his possessions away and became a monk．他把所有的财产都送给了别人，自己出家当了修士。
The millionaire gave all his money away．这位百万富翁把他所有的钱都捐出来了。
give away . reveal 泄露
Don't give away our secret．不要泄露我们的秘密。
They suspected that the secret had been given away by one of their friends．他们怀疑秘密已被他们的一个朋友所泄露。
She's not giving away anything he told her．他告诉她的事，她一点儿也没有泄露。
give away . betray 出卖
He was given away by a traitor．他被一个叛徒出卖了。
Nobody knows I've done this，so please don't give me away．没有人知道我干了这件事，所以请你不要出卖我。
give away . distribute 分发
The guest gave away the prizes．客人分发了礼品。
The headmaster gave away the prizes at the sports meeting．市长在运动会上颁发奖品。
give away . （in a marriage ceremony）lead the bride to the groom's side and give her to him（在婚礼上）把新娘带到新郎身边并交给他
The bride was given away by her father．新娘由其父亲领着交给了新郎。