give up on



give up on somebody/something

to stop expecting anything from someone or something Some officials seem to have given up on our public schools. Lee was about to give up on ever getting to that party. Cook's supporters gave up on him a week before the election.
See also: give, on, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Goizane-Basque
Ourias-Biblical Greek
IvyIE-veeEnglish
Hasib-Arabic
Tamela-English
Osborn['ɔzbən]