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Chuck up the sponge

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  1. 1
    To quit; to give up; to admit defeat. dated

    "The fighting spirit of the German army is supplied by the officer and N. C. O. It has been proved that when a German soldier sees his bayonet his fighting value is finished — he "chucks up the sponge.""

  2. 2
    give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat wordnet

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