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Throw in the towel   /θroʊ ɪn ðə tˈaʊəl/   Listen
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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