chuck up the sponge

Verb chuck up the sponge has 1 sense

• chuck up the sponge(v = verb.competition) drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in, throw in the towel - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP