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give it up for sb

Phrasal Verb with give
 
 
/gɪv/ verb (past tense gave, past participle given)

Definition

used to ask people to clap their hands to show that they like a performance: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the star of our show, Amy Jones!
(Definition of give it up for sb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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