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surrendering the aim

[/sərˈɛndərɪŋ ðə eɪm/]
verb phrase
abandonar o objetivo
1. The act of giving up or relinquishing a goal, purpose, or objective
After months of failed attempts, he considered surrendering the aim of becoming a professional athlete.
Após meses de tentativas fracassadas, ele considerou abandonar o objetivo de se tornar um atleta profissional.
2. To cease pursuing or striving toward a specific goal
She was not one for surrendering the aim, no matter how difficult the circumstances.
Ela não era do tipo que abandona o objetivo, não importa quão difíceis fossem as circunstâncias.
NYC Slang
throwing in the towel on the goal
Synonyms
giving upabandoning the goalrelinquishing the objectiveletting go of the aim
Antonyms
pursuing the aimperseveringmaintaining the objectiveholding firm

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
abandonar o objetivo
Standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
largar o objetivo
More colloquial variant
São Paulo
desistir do objetivo
Common in business and formal contexts
Portugal
abandonar a meta
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

give up the ghost
throw in the towel
call it quits
abandon ship
bite the dust
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