chuck up the sponge


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Verb1.chuck up the sponge - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, throw in the towel, throw in, give up, quit
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