chuck up the sponge

Verb

Meaning

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

quit give up drop out throw in throw in the towel fall by the wayside drop by the wayside

Examples

In the second round, the challenger gave up Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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