give something up as a bad job

English

Verb

give something up as a bad job (third-person singular simple present gives something up as a bad job, present participle giving something up as a bad job, simple past gave something up as a bad job, past participle given something up as a bad job)

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

   After hours of trying, he eventually gave it up as a bad job.

See also

• make the best of a bad job