give up the struggle

give up the struggle
give up the fight & give up the struggle
1. Lit. to quit fighting; to stop trying to do something. •

Don't give up the fight. Keep trying.

Mary refused to give up the struggle.

2. Fig. to give up and die. •

At the end of months of pain, she gave up the fight.

In the end, he lost interest in life and just gave up the struggle.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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