Hi,
This time it’s from an American for sure. And set off with quotation marks too. No hiding the fact its usage is a kind of unconventional.
Close to ‘bottle it out’ to me. And how about parallels: ‘mail it in’—‘throw in the towel’?
“The Serb is now without a major title after holding all four 12 months ago.
“I don’t recall seeing a time in the last six to eight years when he [size=150][color=darkred]‘mailed it in’[/size],” McEnroe told BBC Sport.
The American, a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, added: “He basically gave up.””