fall-by-the-wayside

Verbs

(v) give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
- In the second round, the challenger gave up
chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, throw in the towel, throw in, give up, quit,

Synonyms

chuck up the sponge drop by the wayside drop out throw in the towel throw in give up quit

Antonyms

enter participate

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