- chuck up the sponge as a verb:
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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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