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throw in the sponge / throw up the sponge

idiom

हार मान लेना, हथियार डाल देना

“throw in the sponge / throw up the sponge” का हिंदी में अर्थ है हार मान लेना, हथियार डाल देना. In English, it means to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying.

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idiom
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    old-fashioned

    to admit that you have been defeated and stop trying

    हार मान लेना, हथियार डाल देना

    • After losing three rounds in a row, the boxer's trainer threw in the sponge.
    • Radhika refused to throw up the sponge even when the problem took her all evening.

    Main word sponge