cut your losses

US /kʌt yʊər ˈlɔsɪz/
UK /kʌt yʊər ˈlɔsɪz/
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Verluste begrenzen, Schaden begrenzen

to stop doing something that is clearly going to be unsuccessful before you lose any more money, time, or effort

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After investing so much, it was hard to cut our losses, but the business was failing.
Nach so viel Investition war es schwer, unsere Verluste zu begrenzen, aber das Geschäft scheiterte.
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It's time to cut your losses and move on to a new project.
Es ist Zeit, deine Verluste zu begrenzen und zu einem neuen Projekt überzugehen.
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