cut one's losses

Verb

 * 1) To discontinue something to put a stop to continued losses after facing that it is unlikely it will ever bear fruit.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 減少損失, 止損
 * Finnish: rajata tappio
 * French:
 * German: die Verluste begrenzen, einen harten Schnitt machen
 * Russian: фикси́ровать убы́тки, зафикси́ровать убы́тки
 * Spanish: