2008年1月8日 星期二

give sb up for dead

give sb up for dead (ALSO give up on sb)
to think that someone is certain to die or to be dead:
The hospital had virtually given her up for dead, but she eventually recovered.
After a three-day search on the mountain, they gave him up for dead.

(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

Senator John McCain’s victory helps revive a campaign that had been given up for dead just a few months ago.

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