Usually means: Admit defeat, give up willingly.
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  1. throw in the sponge: Merriam-Webster
  2. throw in the sponge: Collins English Dictionary
  3. throw in the sponge: Wiktionary
  4. throw in the sponge: Dictionary.com
  5. throw in the sponge: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. throw in the sponge: Legal dictionary

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  1. throw in the sponge: Encyclopedia

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  1. throw in the sponge: Idioms

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verb:  Synonym of throw up the sponge

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