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The only trouble is, when she needs help, she finds it hard to accept it, so while friendship is about giving of ourselves to friends, it's also about accepting what our friends have to offer.
Could you tell me what the red of in the sentence means? Firstly, I thought it was a phrasal verb "give of" but there doesn't seem to exist such an expression. Thanks in advance!
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com/dictionary/give%20of%20oneself ). It is not heard much in ordinary modern English. To me, it feels a bit old-fashioned, like something I'd expect to see in an old book.
- com/dictionary/give%20of%20oneself ).
- It is not heard much in ordinary modern English.
- To me, it feels a bit old-fashioned, like something I'd expect to see in an old book.
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"give of oneself" is a formal expression meaning "to use one's time and effort to help others" (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20of%20oneself). It is not heard much in ordinary modern English. To me, it feels a bit old-fashioned, like something I'd expect to see in an ol
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