GIVE SOMETHING OUT or GIVE OUT SOMETHING
give something to a lot of people
- They were giving out free perfume samples at the mall yesterday.
- The students watched in horror as the teacher started giving out the test papers.
GIVE OUT SOMETHING
produce heat, light etc.
- I need a new radiator. This one doesn’t give out enough heat.
GIVE OUT
be used up/ come to an end
- We were watching Sherlock episodes until our popcorn supplies gave out.
stop working
- The engines gave out just as they were flying over the Atlantic.
