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Culture & life

A Canadian friend tells you before a big game: "Let's give'r!" What does the phrase mean?

  • A Let's give up
  • B Let's hand it over
  • ✓ Let's go all out and give it everything
  • ✕ Let's say goodbye Your answer

Not quite.

"Give'r" is Canadian slang for putting in full effort and going for it. It is often shortened from "give her", as in "give it all you've got".

Source: Canadian Oxford Dictionary; Dictionary of Canadianisms

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