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throw up the sponge
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Throw up the Sponge
Originally a boxing expression. When a prize-fighter had been badly bruised in the first round he often declined the sponge offered to him by his second, or, in a sudden fit, threw it up in the air, declaring he had had enough of it; hence to “throw up the sponge” is to acknowledge oneself beaten.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of throw up the sponge in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of throw up the sponge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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