throw in the towel
Formsthrows in the towel, throwing in the towel, threw in the towel, thrown in the towel
- 1To stop trying because something is too hard, and accept that you have failed.
Like stopping a race halfway because you know you cannot win.
After failing the test three times, he decided to throw in the towel.
Don't throw in the towel just because the first try didn't work.
Similarquit, surrender, capitulate, concede, yield
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Origin
It comes from boxing. A boxer's team throws a towel into the ring to show he cannot keep fighting and gives up.