cut one's losses

cut one's losses  {v. phr.}
To stop spending time, money, or energy on unprofitable projects and concentrate on what goes well.
"Just cut your losses, Jim," his father suggested, "and get on with the rest of your life."
Categories: add yours life time {v. phr.}
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms
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