give (someone) a shout
idiom
informal
: to tell (someone) about something when it happens or is ready to be done
I'll give you a shout when it's time to leave.
Examples of give (someone) a shout in a Sentence
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The majority of the competitions give a shout out to the company that designed their range.
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Kim Zetter, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
Because nobody could have been more excited to hear Swift give a shout out to American Pie than mega-Swiftie Alyson Hannigan, who starred in the 1999 film as flautist Michelle Flaherty.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
Until Swift sashayed into the room, at least: Just to say hi, give a shout out to her dancers (some of whom were in the audience) and thank everyone for coming.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Amidst the reminiscences of Grotto’s Pizza, Shapiro interrupts to give a shout to the excellent Sixers blog Rights to Ricky Sanchez.
—Ian Cohen, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2023
Lastly, the guys give a shout out to tigersmlreport.com and update us on some minor league developments.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2023
Tristan also took to Instagram to give a shout out to his two children for Father's Day with two new necklaces with their names on them.
—Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 4 Jan. 2022
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Kim Zetter, WIRED, 18 Sep. 2024
Because nobody could have been more excited to hear Swift give a shout out to American Pie than mega-Swiftie Alyson Hannigan, who starred in the 1999 film as flautist Michelle Flaherty.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2024
Until Swift sashayed into the room, at least: Just to say hi, give a shout out to her dancers (some of whom were in the audience) and thank everyone for coming.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
Amidst the reminiscences of Grotto’s Pizza, Shapiro interrupts to give a shout to the excellent Sixers blog Rights to Ricky Sanchez.
—Ian Cohen, SPIN, 17 Apr. 2023
Lastly, the guys give a shout out to tigersmlreport.com and update us on some minor league developments.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2023
Tristan also took to Instagram to give a shout out to his two children for Father's Day with two new necklaces with their names on them.
—Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 4 Jan. 2022
Dictionary Entries Near give (someone) a shout
give (someone) a run for his/her/your/their money
give (someone) a shout
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“Give (someone) a shout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/give%20%28someone%29%20a%20shout. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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