Communication
give the game away
reveal a secret
To accidentally reveal a secret, plan, or surprise before the right time.
Hear it in real life
Why did you look at the envelope?
I thought the name might give the game away.
Try not to give the game away when we bring out the birthday cake.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Give the game out.
Say: Give the game away.
Use away in this fixed idiom; give the game out is not used for accidentally revealing a secret.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
give the game away
Your turn: say it out loud
Try not to give the game away when we bring out the birthday cake.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
give the game away
reveal a secret
“Try not to give the game away when we bring out the birthday cake.”
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