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Decide or agree to stop doing something

Yield to someone or something

To give up (power or territory)

To lose or be without hope

To leave or withdraw from a position or agreement

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Decide or agree to stop doing something

Verb

Yield to someone or something

make concessions

be conquered by

be overwhelmed by

raise the white flag

show the white flag

throw in the towel

wave the white flag

lay down your arms

lay down one's arms

give up the struggle

throw in your hand

put up white flag

resign yourself

give yourself up

give away the store

bow to something

throw up the sponge

throw up one's hands

hoist the white flag

give oneself over

give oneself up

change your mind

do an about-turn

lose your nerve

come off second-best

have no stomach for

give oneself up to

lose oneself in

eat one's words

lose oneself to

show white flag

think better of something

be converted to

be persuaded by

act in accordance with

be overthrown by

do an about-face

sing a different song

have second thoughts

admit that one is wrong

retract one's words

be destroyed by

be vanquished by

be a casualty to

pass into the hands of

pass into enemy hands

lose one's position to

become merciful

admit you were wrong

have no fight left

withdraw from agreement or statement

be taken to cleaners

meet one's Waterloo

be outdistanced

agree to something

allow something

admit something

concede something

give some slack

change one's mind

take a softer line

fall apart at the seams

come apart at the seams

abandon oneself to

give free rein to

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Verb

To give up (power or territory)

step aside from

come across with

throw in the towel

stand down from

leave high and dry

leave in the lurch

turn one's back on

hand something on

sign something over

make something over to someone

hand something over

sacrifice something

kiss goodbye to

separate oneself from

divorce oneself from

decentralise^UK

decentralize^US

take the pledge

quit cold turkey

drop like hot potato

fail to take advantage of

give someone the big E

give someone the push

defray the cost of

put in someone's hands

leave holding the bag

give something a miss

give a wide berth to

have nothing to do with

axe^UK

ax^US

resist the temptation to

restrain oneself from

prevent oneself from

turn your back on

break the habit of

stop oneself from

bring to an end

prevent yourself from

bring to a halt

give something up

turn aside from

bring to a close

put the kibosh on

restrain oneself

wash one's hands of

get along without

call it quits on

restrain yourself

render needless

nip something in the bud

pass something up

sit on one's hands

give the thumbs down to

not take advantage of

knock something on the head

bring to a stop

pull the plug on

go on the wagon

get on the wagon

let well enough alone

have no truck with

turn a blind eye to

wash your hands of

refuse to take advantage of

look down one's nose at

send one's regrets

shake one's head

give the thumbs down

give the red light

cease to indulge in

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Verb

To lose or be without hope

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To leave or withdraw from a position or agreement

stop participating in

make one's exit

give something a miss

throw in the towel

abstract oneself

stop participating

hand in resignation

renounce the throne

relinquish one's position

hand in one's notice

detach yourself

come off full alert

give up the ship

hand in your notice

give in one's notice

give up your job

make oneself scarce

shut oneself away

seclude oneself

absent yourself

step aside from

stand down from

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