give way to
To make room for; allow to go or pass; yield to.
John gave way to the old lady and let her pass.
To allow to decide.
Mrs. Rogers gave way to her husband in buying the car.
To lose control of (your feelings), not hold back.
Timmy gave way to his feelings when his dog died.
To be replaced by.
Radio has given way to television in popularity.
When she saw the clowns, the little girl's tears gave way to laughter.
give way
To go back; retreat.
The enemy army is giving way before the cannon fire.
To make room, get out of the way.
The children gave way and let their mother through the door.
To lose control of yourself; lose your courage or hope; yield.
Mrs. Jones didn't give way during the flood, but she was very frightened.
To collapse; fail.
The river was so high that the dam gave way.
Mary's legs gave way and she fainted.
To let yourself be persuaded; give permission.
Billy kept asking his mother if he could go to the movies and she finally gave way.
giveaway
dead giveaway
An open secret. Stress on give.
By mid-afternoon, it was a dead giveaway who the new boss would be.
A forced or sacrifice sale at which items are sold for much less than their market value.
The Simpson's garage sale was actually a big giveaway.
A gift; something one doesn't have to pay for.
The tickets to the concert were a giveaway.
go halfway
go halfway to meet one
meet one halfway
meet halfway
To give up part of what you want or to do your share in reaching an agreement with someone. To compromise with someone.
Идти на компромисс, уступать, делать уступку.
Our neighbors are willing to go halfway to meet us and pay their share for a fence between our houses.
Bob wants to make up after your fight and you should meet him halfway.
If you're willing to go halfway with us, we'll be friends again.
Bill met Mary halfway after their argument.
We can't agree to all your conditions but we could perhaps agree to meet half-way.
Мы не можем согласиться на все ваши условия, но возможно мы могли бы договориться частично.
Steve wanted $4,500 for his car, and Gwen offered $4,000. They met each other halfway and agreed on $4,250.
After a long process of give and take, the owners of the company agreed to meet the workers halfway by providing some additional health benefits but no wage increase.
go one's way
To start again or continue to where you are going.
The milkman left the milk and went his way.
The man stopped and asked me for a match, then went his way.
To go or act the way you want to or usually do.
Joe just wants to go his way and mind his own business.
Don't tell me how to do my job. You go your way and I'll go mine.
George was not a good sport; when the game did not go his way, he became angry and quit.
go out of one's way
To make an extra effort; do more than usual.
Jane went out of her way to be nice to the new girl.
Don did not like Charles, and he went out of his way to say bad things about Charles.
grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
grass is always greener on the other side of the hill
We are often not satisfied and want to be somewhere else; a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are.
Мы часто не удовлетворены текущим положением вещей и хотим быть в другом месте; место, которое далеко и кажется лучше чем то где мы сейчас находимся - лучше там где нас нет.
John is always changing his job because the grass always looks greener to him on the other side of the fence.
The man believes that the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence and he always wants to change jobs.
Человек верит, что трава всегда зеленее по ту сторону забора, и он всегда хочет сменить работу.
hammer at
hammer away at
To work steadily at; keep at.
That lesson is not easy, but hammer away at it and you will get it right.
To talk about again and again; emphasize.
The speaker hammered at his opponent's ideas.