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chuck up the sponge
verb
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
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In the second round, the challenger gave up

• Syn:
↑drop out, ↑give up, ↑fall by the wayside, ↑drop by the wayside, ↑throw in, ↑throw in the towel, ↑quit
• Ant: ↑enter (for: ↑drop out)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑quitter (for: ↑quit)
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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Somebody ——s something

 (for: ↑quit)
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Somebody ——s something

 (for: ↑give up)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.