throw in the towel

throw in the towel

A boxer’s seconds throw a towel into the ring to signal that they want to stop the fight and save him further punishment.

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

throw in the towel - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, throw in, give up, quit

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Translations

die Flinte ins Korn werfen

rendre les armes

bedobja a törülközõt