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chuck up the sponge

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chuck up the sponge in WordNet English dictionary

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