✅ 1. Key Expressions & Phrases with Examples
These expressions help distinguish nuance in conversation, especially when discussing resistance, surrender, or personal boundaries:
🔹 Give Up
Meaning: To stop trying, surrender, or quit something due to difficulty, disinterest, or a lifestyle/habit change.
💬 Examples:
- I gave up gluten after realizing it made me sick.
- Don’t give up on me—I can still change!
- She gave up her seat when she saw the elderly man walk in.
- He gave up on the project after weeks of no progress.
🔹 Give In
Meaning: To surrender or yield after resisting; to be persuaded to do something.
💬 Examples:
- My kid kept begging for candy, and I finally gave in.
- I didn’t want to go to the concert, but I gave in when my friend offered to pay.
- I’m not giving in to peer pressure this time.
- After days of negotiation, the manager gave in to our request.
🔹 Don’t give up on (someone)
Meaning: To maintain belief or support for someone, despite struggles or failures.
💬 Examples:
- Please don’t give up on me. I just need more time.
- Her coach never gave up on her, even after multiple losses.
🔹 Give up (a habit or possession)
Meaning: To stop doing something habitually or let go of an item.
💬 Examples:
- He gave up smoking years ago.
- We had to give up our old couch when we moved.
🎭 2. Role Play Script from the Podcast
Setting: A happy hour event with appetizers being served.
Michelle: Oh man, look at those goat cheese balls. Want one?
Lindsay: I’m trying to give up cheese because it hurts my stomach.
Michelle: Oh no! You sure?
Lindsay: Okay, I give in. One won’t hurt.
Michelle: You’ll be fine.
Lindsay: Do you know how much this place costs for a bridal shower? I asked.
Michelle: Oh, I don’t know.
Lindsay: Okay, I give up.
Michelle: $70 a person.
Lindsay: Whoa. Yeah, that’s where Lauren wanted it, but I’m not giving in to her. That’s way out of my budget.
Michelle: Same.
🧠 3. Paragraph Using All the Expressions
After months of struggling with stomach issues, I finally gave up dairy and started feeling better. But at my friend’s birthday party, when the dessert tray came around, I couldn’t resist and gave in to the temptation—just one slice of cheesecake. Later, my friend asked me to host her bridal shower at a fancy venue. When I heard it was $70 per person, I said, “Okay, I give up—how can anyone afford this?” She kept pushing, but I stood firm: “I’m not giving in to pressure. It’s out of my budget.” I just hope she doesn’t give up on me as a friend.
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