To stop trying to figure something out
To stop trying to do something
To yield control to someone else
To declare defeat
To abandon yourself to a feeling
To stop doing something (like a bad habit)
Peter has decided to give up smoking in order to live a healthier lifestyle.
John was so tired of trying to fix the stove that he decided to give up and phone an electrician.
I can’t figure out this mathematical equation, even though I have been working on it for days, I am just going to give up.
I have been on this diet for almost two days, I am so hungry that I cannot stand it, I am going to give up and eat that piece of cake.
We gave up the wallet that we picked up in front of the movie theatre to the police, so that they could find the owner.
My best friend has been in such a bad mood the last few weeks that I have decided to give up on her.
There is no origin for this idiom
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Common phrase that has a specific meaning.