pick up one's marbles and go home: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  USUKGeneralinformal
  • To withdraw from an activity, negotiation, or contest in a petulant or defeated manner; to abandon efforts and leave after being unable or unwilling to continue.

  Examples

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  • When the negotiations failed, the company just picked up its marbles and went home.

    Cuando las negociaciones fracasaron, la empresa simplemente recogió sus cosas y se fue.

  • I was disappointed when he picked up his marbles and went home instead of trying to fix the problem.

    Me decepcionó cuando él se rindió y se fue en vez de intentar solucionar el problema.

  • Don’t just pick up your marbles and go home; stay and work through the challenges with us.

    No te rindas y te vayas; quédate y enfrenta los desafíos con nosotros.

  • After losing the game, the kids didn’t pick up their marbles and go home—they asked for a rematch.

    Después de perder el partido, los niños no se rindieron y se fueron; pidieron una revancha.