give over
To give control of something to someone else, to use something only for one thing, or (British slang) to stop it or 'yeah right!'
Meanings
To hand something or transfer control to another person.
"He gave over the management of the company to his daughter."
To dedicate a space, time, or resource exclusively to a particular purpose.
"The entire ground floor of the museum was given over to the new exhibition."
(British, informal) Used as a command to stop doing something annoying, or to express disbelief at what someone has said.
"'I won a million pounds in the lottery.' 'Give over! You're joking, right?'"
The British English informal sense ('Give over!' meaning 'Stop it!' or 'You can't be serious!') is Northern British English dialect, common in areas such as Yorkshire and Lancashire. The 'dedicate to a purpose' sense is more neutral. ESL learners in the UK should be especially aware of the dialect sense.
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