give out

— Phrasal Verb with give

/gɪv/ verb (past tense gave, past participle given)

Definition

› If a machine or part of your body gives out, it stops working correctly: She read until her eyes gave out.

(Definition of give out from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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