Dropping like hot potato
Synonyms for dropping like hot potato
verb admit defeat
abandon
back down
bail out
bow out
capitulate
cease
cede
chicken out
collapse
comply
concede
cry uncle
cut out
desist
despair
drop
fold
forswear
hand over
leave off
pull out
quit
relinquish
resign
stop
submit
surrender
waive
walk out on
yield
buckle under
cave in
drop like a hot potato
take the oath
throw in the towel
wash one’s hands of
Antonyms for dropping like hot potato
withstand
fight
hold out
stand up to
Synonyms
verb give up, let go
cede
hand over
drop out
abdicate
renounce
waive
quit
yield
abandon
forgo
withdraw
vacate
surrender
forbear
shed
abnegate
dump
repudiate
sacrifice
drop
resign
leave
cast
forsake
release
discard
ditch
desert
kick
forswear
back down
cast off
cut loose
opt out
drop like hot potato
kiss good-bye
lay aside
quit cold turkey
retire from
stand down
swear off
take the oath
take the pledge
Antonyms
assert
claim
remain
take up
revert
defend
fight
win
hold
keep
retain
allow
stay
continue
maintain
gather
take
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