chuck up the sponge
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat - In the second round, the challenger gave up • Syn: drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit • Ant: enter (for: drop out) • Derivationally related forms: quitter (for: quit) • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP - Somebody ----s something (for: quit) - Somebody ----s something (for: give up)
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