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chuck up the sponge

verb

1 chuck up the sponge

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.

Dutch: de handdoek in de ring werpen, zich overgeven, uitvallen


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