throw up the sponge

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Meanings:

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British EnglishInternationalinformaldated
- To concede defeat or give up an effort or struggle.
- To abandon hope of success; to stop trying because further effort seems pointless.

Examples:

EN: F I am not a person who will throw up the sponge, disheartened with corrupt system.
HI: मैं मुड़ के ऐथे नहीं औना लोकी धोखा करदे ने
EN: Alice, I never thought you'd be the First to throw up the sponge.
ES: - No... - ¡Alice! No pensé que fueses la primera en tirar la toalla.
EN: Alice, I never thought you'd be the First to throw up the sponge.
ES: - No... - ¡Alice! No pensé que fueses la primera en tirar la toalla.

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