give something up as a bad job

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Verb[edit]

give something up as a bad job (third-person singular simple present gives something up as a bad job, present participle giving something up as a bad job, simple past gave something up as a bad job, past participle given something up as a bad job)

  1. To cease a task that has a history of failure and little chance of immediate success.
    After hours of trying, he eventually gave it up as a bad job.

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