He would pass up like a white chip every offer that seemed to question his competence.

After weeks of failed experiments, the research team had given something up as a bad job and moved on to a new approach.

After two failed attempts to salvage the antique clock, the conservator gives something up as a bad job and advises beginning the restoration anew.

Even though she had no reason to be upset, she woke up on the wrong side of bed and snapped at everyone at breakfast.

He had woken up on the wrong side of bed, so he snapped at everyone all morning.

My boss wakes up on the wrong side of bed and snaps at everyone during morning meetings.

Whenever Mark gets up on the wrong side of bed, he snaps at everyone at the office.

She kept apologizing, but it was obvious she was still waking up on the wrong side of bed after the long red-eye flight.

After countless setbacks, she ended up giving something up as a bad job and focused on more promising opportunities.

To learn resilience, one must sometimes pick oneself up off the floor and keep moving forward.