Write off

The '800' received substantial collision damage, while the High Speed Train power car was written off.

When Katya was injured, he wrote off the team's chances in the finals.

Hey, don't write yourself off yet / It's only in your head, you feel left out

They have shown their staying power before and it would be daft to write them off but it must be disturbing, nonetheless, for Mourinho that his team are five points behind already and locked in a game of catch-up against the side that has just subjected them to a rare, old-fashioned beating.