give up the ship

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abandon v.
resign v.

VERB

abandon

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desert discard discontinue ditch drop out dump leave pull out quit stop surrender vacate withdraw

STRONG

abdicate drop duck dust screw yield

WEAK

back out bail out bow out chicken out cop out cut loose flake out fly the coop kiss goodbye leg it let go opt out run out on ship out storm out take a powder take a walk throw over walk out on wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow begin come continue go hold keep maintain persevere remain start stay

WEAK

adopt assert cherish defend favor pursue retain support uphold

VERB

resign

Synonyms

STRONG

abandon abdicate capitulate cede drop fold forgo forsake leave quit relinquish renounce retire secede surrender terminate vacate waive yield

WEAK

bail out bow out cease work demit divorce oneself from drop out end service give notice hand in resignation hand over hang it up separate oneself from sign off stand aside stand down step down throw in the towel turn over walk out wash hands of

Antonyms

STRONG

assert begin claim come continue defend do fight hold join keep maintain pursue remain retain win

WEAK

agree take on

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give up the ship

“We’ve got a committed group down here. We’re not going to give up the ship and failure is not an option,” said park president Paul Marzello.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2022

There is the dying courage of James Lawrence: "Don't give up the ship."

From Time Magazine Archive

Let us not give up the ship as long as it will float.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bernard M. Baruch, financier, thought: "Don't give up the ship."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Never give up the ship, my boy!" cried the other.

From Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside by Higgins, Emily Mayer

give up the ship

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