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Chuck up the sponge
/tʃək
əp
ðə
spəndʒ/
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Chuck up the sponge
verb
1.
Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
Synonyms:
drop by the wayside
,
drop out
,
fall by the wayside
,
give up
,
quit
,
throw in
,
throw in the towel
.
Antonym:
enter
.
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