Dead-giveaway definition

(idiomatic) Something that discloses, usually unintentionally, a fact or an intention.

That disguise is a dead giveaway! Choose something less obvious.

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Noun

Singular:
dead-giveaway
Plural:
dead giveaways

Dead-giveaway Sentence Examples

  • I don't take anything from the room—that's a dead giveaway.

  • Also the big hole in my head is a dead giveaway.

  • This is pretty much a dead giveaway that the address is not what it appears to be.

  • A dead giveaway is if you get an email "from" a financial institution where you don't even have an account.

  • Unpackaged, unprotected eyewear, or eyewear in plain plastic sleeves, is a dead giveaway.

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