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UKthrow in the towel
/θɹˈəʊ ɪnðə tˈaʊəl/
/θɹˈoʊ ɪnðə tˈaʊəl/to throw in the towel
[PHRASE]1
to accept the fact that one has been defeated
synonyms : chuck up the sponge drop by the wayside drop out fall by the wayside give up quit throw in
antonyms : enter
Examples
1. And automakers are faced with the choice of whether they ought to keep selling these multipurpose vehicles or throw in the towel in favor of more popular and more profitable models.
2. But we don’t want to see other musicians throw in the towel.
3. Jim beat me for the fourth time, so I threw in the towel.
4. Had Juarez decided to throw in the towel and work with the new emperor, it’s entirely possible Mexico would still be an empire.
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