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Meanings of chuck up the sponge in English
Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
Usage of chuck up the sponge in English
1
Wait on 'im yourself, then, and chuck up the sponge when things begin to go wrong.
2
That doesn't sound like you, sir; and I don't understand why you should chuck up the sponge so quickly.
3
In the face of that single circumstance you and Marchmont would ' chuck up the sponge,' as the old pugilists expressed it.
4
"No more am I," I answered; "but I'm hanged if I'll chuck up the sponge.
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