chuck up the sponge

美 [tʃʌk ʌp ðə spʌndʒ]英 [tʃʌk ʌp ðə spʌndʒ]
  • 〈非正〉认输
chuck up the spongechuck up the sponge

verb

1
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope;admit defeat
In the second round, the challenger gave up
Synonym: drop out give up fall by the wayside drop by the wayside throw in throw in the towel quit

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  1. Why did you chuck up the sponge when you were so near to winning ?

    你为什么在就要胜利的时候认输呢?