dead giveaway



dead giveaway

something that reveals a fact or an intention completely. The car in the driveway was a dead giveaway that someone was at home.
See also: dead, giveaway

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SimonSIE-mən (English), see-MAWN (French), ZEE-mawn (German), SEE-mawn (Dutch)English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian
Pierre[pi(:)'ɛə]
Odilieo-DEE-lee-əGerman (Archaic)
ServiusSER-wi-uwsAncient Roman
Godwin['gɔdwin]
Babatunde-Western African, Yoruba