He gives up as a bad job and decides to try something else.

He always gets up on the wrong side of bed.

He always wakes up on the wrong side of bed.

I always end up waking up on the wrong side of bed.

He always gets up on the wrong side of the bed.

I decided to give up on my dream of becoming a professional musician.

After facing a major setback, she had to pick herself up off the floor and start over.

She pulled herself up by her bootstraps and achieved great success.

She is pulling herself up by her bootstraps.

She pulls herself up by her bootstraps and achieves success.