Emotions & feelings
give anything for something
want something desperately
To want something so much that you would make a very large sacrifice to get it.
Hear it in real life
What do you want for your birthday?
Honestly, I'd give anything for a full day at the beach.
After looking after the children all day, I would give anything for an hour alone.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I'd give anything to a quiet night
Say: I'd give anything for a quiet night
Use "for" before a thing you desperately want, and "to" before an action.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
would give anything for something; would give anything to do something
Your turn: say it out loud
After looking after the children all day, I would give anything for an hour alone.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
give anything for something
want something desperately
“After looking after the children all day, I would give anything for an hour alone.”
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