give up
• cease making an effort; admit defeat.
• "he wasn't the kind of man to give up easily"
Similar:
admit defeat,
concede defeat,
stop trying,
call it a day,
give in,
surrender,
capitulate,
be beaten,
despair,
lose heart,
abandon hope,
give up hope,
throw in the towel/sponge,
drop one's bundle,
• allow oneself to be taken over by an emotion or addiction.
• "he gave himself up to pleasure"
• part with something that one would prefer to keep.
• "they have given up everything for their son"
• deliver a wanted person to the authorities.
• "Judas gave Jesus up to the Roman soldiers"
• stop hoping that someone is still going to arrive.
• "oh, it's you—we'd almost given you up"
