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give something up as a bad job

give something up as a bad job verb: to cease a task that has a history of failure and little chance of immediate success.

Verb

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.

Forms of give something up as a bad job

third-person singular presentgives something up as a bad job
present participlegiving something up as a bad job
pastgave something up as a bad job
past participlegiven something up as a bad job

Questions about give something up as a bad job

What does give something up as a bad job mean?
Give something up as a bad job means to cease a task that has a history of failure and little chance of immediate success.
What part of speech is give something up as a bad job?
Give something up as a bad job is a verb.
What is the past tense of give something up as a bad job?
The past tense of give something up as a bad job is gave something up as a bad job.

Words near give something up as a bad job in the dictionary

  1. give something a lash
  2. give something a miss
  3. give something a shot
  4. give something a try
  5. give something a whirl
  6. give something up as a bad job
  7. give stick
  8. give suck
  9. give the ax
  10. give the axe
  11. give the bird

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