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idiomgive sth up as a bad job BrEBrEto stop trying to do something, because you have decided that you will not succeed:Anne spent another hour trying to contact Phelps, and then gave it up as a bad job and went home.I had been trying to achieve a bouffant hairstyle with curlers and setting lotion, but I finally gave it up as a bad job and had my hair cut short.
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