give up onsomeone/something
phrasal verbwithgiveverbuk/ɡɪv/us/ɡɪv/gave|given
toexpectsomeone or something tofail:
Mostpeoplegave up on him when hedroppedout, but he went back andearnedhisdegreetwoyearslater.
Failing and doing badly
- abjectly
- at-risk
- backbencher
- balls(something)up
- be on your beam endsidiom
- blow
- bomb
- collapse
- fall to piecesidiom
- fight a losing battleidiom
- flog
- flog a dead horseidiom
- flop
- founder
- rot
- running on emptyidiom
- sclerotic
- screw
- smoke
- the rot sets inidiom
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Not hopeful
Hoping and hopefulness
Stop having or doing something