yield up
Give it away
Yield up is a more emphatic or formal version of yield, meaning to surrender, relinquish, or give forth something.
It often suggests reluctance or effort in the giving: The old archives finally yielded up their secrets.
The phrase appears in contexts where something hidden or held back is eventually produced or revealed: The earth yielded up its dead.
- give upStop attempting something
- give wayCollapse or relent
- let goCease holding something
- deliverTransport to recipient
- cedeFormally surrender possession
surrender · wave the white flag · throw in the towel · forfeit · confess · unearth · dig up · relinquish · part with · divulge · expose · bring forth · unveil · disclose · open up · submit · uncover · bring to light