darse por vencido

A fixed reflexive phrase meaning to give up or admit defeat — literally "to give oneself as defeated." It's used across the Spanish-speaking world as the standard way to say someone has stopped trying or has conceded.

• No me doy por vencido tan fácilmente. — I don't give up that easily.
• Se dio por vencido después del tercer intento. — He gave up after the third attempt.
• Ella nunca se da por vencida, pase lo que pase. — She never gives up, no matter what happens.

Learners sometimes drop por ("darse vencido") — the preposition is fixed and required; the phrase only works as darse por vencido.

• song No Me Doy por Vencido — A 2008 hit by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, lead single from his album Palabras del Silencio, which topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for 17 weeks.