Don't give up the ship
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Don't surrender; a favorite motto of the United States Navy. These were the dying words of Commander James Lawrence during a battle in the War of 1812.
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Don't count your chickens before they hatch, don't cross that bridge till you come to it, Don't cry over spilt milk, Don't cut off your nose to spite your face, Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes, Don't give up the ship, don't go there, Don't hide your light under a bushel, don't hold your breath, Don't judge a book by its cover, don't-know
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