Meaning of throw up the sponge | Babel Free
Examples
“But he was too brave a man to throw⟳ up the sponge to fate, and had work⟳ to do yet.”
“At a time when official railway operators throw⟳ up the sponge for much less reason⟳, it seems that only voluntary enthusiasm would ever contemplate the task at all.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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