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drop by the wayside

2 senses · 75 ms
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  1. 1

    (verb) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

syn. drop out · give up · fall by the wayside · throw in · throw in the towel · quit · chuck up the sponge

WordNet 3.1

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