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I tried to mend the bike myself, but in the end gave it up as a bad job.
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give something up as a bad job — give (something) up as a bad job to stop doing something because you do not feel it is worth continuing. After three attempts to explain the joke I gave it up as a bad job … New idioms dictionary
give something up as a bad job — British informal to stop doing something because you do not think you will ever succeed I tried to mend the bike myself, but in the end gave it up as a bad job … English dictionary
give something up as a bad job — verb 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 … Wiktionary
give up as a bad job — give (something) up as a bad job to stop doing something because you do not feel it is worth continuing. After three attempts to explain the joke I gave it up as a bad job … New idioms dictionary
job */*/*/ — UK [dʒɒb] / US [dʒɑb] noun Word forms job : singular job plural jobs Talking or writing about jobs: general job what you do regularly to earn money, especially what you do for a particular company or person. A full time job is a job that you do… … English dictionary
give — I [[t]gɪ̱v[/t]] USED WITH NOUNS DESCRIBING ACTIONS ♦ gives, giving, gave, given 1) VERB: no cont You can use give with nouns that refer to physical actions. The whole expression refers to the performing of the action. For example, She gave a… … English dictionary
job — noun WORK 1 (C) the regular paid work that you do for an employer: get/find a job (as sth): Eventually, Mary got a job as a waitress. | take a job (=accept a job that is offered to you): I was so desperate that I took the first job that came… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
JOB, BOOK OF — (named for its hero (Heb. אִיּוֹב), ancient South Arabian and Thamudic yʾb; Old Babylonian Ayyābum, Tell el Amarna tablet, no. 256, line 6, A ia ab; either from yʾb, to bear ill will or compounded of ay where? and ʾab (divine) father ), one of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
bad — [[t]bæ̱d[/t]] ♦ worse, worst 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing... We have been going through a bad time... I ve had a bad day at work... Divorce … English dictionary
Something Positive — logo, Mr. Personality. Author(s) R. K. Milholland Website http:/ … Wikipedia
