What does 'Something has got to give' mean?
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From the Macmillan Dictionary entry for give:
If something that supports or holds something gives, it breaks.
"Something's gotta give" means that things are building up and the speaker expects that whatever is supporting everything is going to break under the pressure. This can be (and often is) used figuratively.