Definition of throw in the towel Throw in the towel
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What does throw in the towel mean?
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| throw in the towel - give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" | ||
| drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, quit, chuck up the sponge | ||
| participate, enter share in something | ||
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- throw in the towel (Verb)
To quit; to give up .
