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see GIVE WAY, def. 4 and 5.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): give way to someone or something to yield to someone or something; to give preference to someone or something. • The cars gave way to the pedestrians. • The motorboats have to give way to the sailboats.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs