Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give something up as a bad job

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.99 in modern English

Syllables
give -some-thing up as a bad job
IPA
48
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
3
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease a task that has a history of failure and little chance of immediate success.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives something up as a bad job (present, singular) giving something up as a bad job (participle, present) gave something up as a bad job (past) given something up as a bad job (participle, past)

Phrases

make the best of a bad job

Frequently Paired Words

make the best of a bad job

Questions

What does give something up as a bad job mean?
To cease a task that has a history of failure and little chance of immediate success.

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