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Throw in the towel
/θroʊ
ɪn
ðə
tˈaʊəl/
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Throw in the towel
verb
1.
Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
Synonyms:
chuck up the sponge
,
drop by the wayside
,
drop out
,
fall by the wayside
,
give up
,
quit
,
throw in
.
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