Might mean (unverified): Admit defeat, give up.
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  1. throw up the sponge: Wiktionary
  2. Throw Up the Sponge: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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verb:  (intransitive, idiomatic, slang, archaic) To give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; to throw in the towel.

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