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chuck up the sponge English

Meaning chuck up the sponge meaning

What does chuck up the sponge mean?

— verb (= give up) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat In the second round, the challenger gave up

What other words have the same or similar meaning as chuck up the sponge?

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

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