perder la esperanza

(v.) = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge

Ex. Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.

Ex. No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled.

Ex. If the librarians of the universities with the 50 largest libraries sense a need to bargain collectively they will have to give up hope of doing so as partners of the faculty.

Ex. He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.

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(v.) = despair, throw in + the towel, give up + hope, throw in/up + the sponge

Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.

Ex: No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled.

Ex: If the librarians of the universities with the 50 largest libraries sense a need to bargain collectively they will have to give up hope of doing so as partners of the faculty.

Ex: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.