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Throw in the towel

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To quit; to give up. idiomatic

    "If their restaurant can't get business even on Mother's Day, it might be time for them to throw in the towel."

  2. 2
    give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat wordnet

Etymology

From the traditional signal from a boxer's support staff of throwing such an item into a boxing ring to indicate that the contestant cannot continue the match and is forfeiting to the opponent.

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