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chuck up the sponge

/tʃʌk ʌp ðə spʌndʒ/

Tradução: Expressão gíria antiga que significa desistir, admitir a derrota ou capitular, originada do boxe, onde a esponja era jogada no ringue como sinal de desistência.

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/tʃʌk ʌp ðə spʌndʒ/slangsportobsoleto
  • ptExpressão gíria antiga que significa desistir, admitir a derrota ou capitular, originada do boxe, onde a esponja era jogada no ringue como sinal de desistência.

An old-fashioned slang expression meaning to give up, admit defeat, or surrender, originating from boxing where a sponge was thrown into the ring to concede a match.

  1. Admit defeatC1informal

    To give up or surrender; to stop trying to achieve something.

    ptAdmitir a derrota

    • After hours of trying to fix the engine, he finally chucked up the sponge.
    • The team chucked up the sponge when they realized they couldn't win.
    • She decided to chuck up the sponge and quit the competition.