Give up
Give up verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Usage example: was in so much debt he had to give up his house and move into a cheaper apartment
Lay down
Lay down verb - To give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress.
Usage example: commanded the surrounded troops to lay down their weapons
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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They know the odds are against them and that they are vastly outnumbered, which is reflected in the greater number of Phyrexian cards in the "New Phyrexia" block, but they refuse to lay down and give up.
Source: La Résistance - Shion also does this to Satoko towards the end of Minagoroshi-hen; Satoko, fatigued and traumatised from seeing half of her friends killed, just wants to give up, lay down and die where she is.
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