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throw in the towel

Speech parts

1. throw in the towel - Verb

2. throw in the towel - Phrase

Meaning

give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

surrender submit quit cede concede defer knuckle succumb acquiesce capitulate relent give up back down cave in call it a day
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Antonyms

shellac attempt bear steamroller Kos face
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Examples

Bork has essentially given up. I'm not ready to throw in the towel. Antonin Scalia

What's monotonous about being an actor and often makes me want to throw in the towel or drive a car off a bridge is the auditioning - the waiting around. Chris Messina

Unless the choice was unanimous, he would not throw in the towel. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

People throw in the towel because they don't know how to fight. You'd be surprised how much fight you have in you if you just do it. Tilman J. Fertitta

You know, there is always times where you feel discouraged and things coming against you, but I don't know if I ever wanted to throw in the towel. Joel Osteen

In the second round, the challenger gave up Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

throw in the towel

Close letter words and terms

throw in the cards throw in the deep end throw in the sponge throw in together throw in with throw into a cocked hat