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chuck up the sponge

verb

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)