throw in the towel
/ˌθroʊ ɪn ðə ˈtaʊəl/
to give up; admit defeat
throw in the towel in a sentence
“After three failures, he threw in the towel.”
Origin of throw in the towel
From boxing, where trainer throws towel into ring to signal surrender
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