Unit Five TextA lll. Detailed Study: 6. Give up d)to agree to do something during the time you would normally spend doing things you enjo e.g. the club secretary will need to give up an hour or two a week to do the correspondence 2) 2)to stop doing something or having something, especially something you do regi e.g. When Ed left, she gave up hope of ever marrying Ive given up expecting him to change 7. Lend a hand: to help e.g. you may have to be lent a hand with English We must lend a hand with his problem Cf. lend an ear: to listen to someone, especially in a sympathetic way e. g. he lend an attentive ear to the words of wisdom 8. Be in need of to need e. g. i felt lonely and in need of companionship The whole house is in need of decoratingUnit Five Text A 9 III. Detailed Study: 6. Give up 1) to agree to do something during the time you would normally spend doing things you enjoy. e.g. the club secretary will need to give up an hour or two a week to do the correspondence. 2) 2) to stop doing something or having something, especially something you do regularly e.g. When Ed left, she gave up hope of ever marrying. I’ve given up expecting him to change. 7. Lend a hand: to help e.g. you may have to be lent a hand with English. We must lend a hand with his problem. Cf. lend an ear: to listen to someone, especially in a sympathetic way e.g. he lend an attentive ear to the words of wisdom. 8. Be in need of: to need e.g. I felt lonely and in need of companionship. The whole house is in need of decorating