throws in the towel

phrase

variants also throws in the sponge
present tense third-person singular of throw in the towel

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“Throws in the towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throws%20in%20the%20towel. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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