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How to pronounce throw in the towel in English?

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Synonyms chuck up the sponge, drop by the wayside, drop out, fall by the wayside, give up, quit, throw in

Examples of throw in the towel

throw in the towel
How do we reach the decision that it's time to walk away, to throw in the towel?
From the dailyherald.com
So what do you do if you are a Bloglines reader and ready to throw in the towel?
From the techcrunch.com
In fact, Barclays, RBS and HSBC will probably now also throw in the legal towel.
From the guardian.co.uk
This is not the first time the king has threatened to throw in his ermine towel.
From the economist.com
That was a lie, but his party lost the majority and he had to throw in the towel.
From the bbc.co.uk
Though negotiations have reached a dead end, they refuse to throw in the towel.
From the time.com
We don't have all the answers yet, therefore, hey, let's just throw in the towel.
From the scienceblogs.com
So, if you do find an old expired card you forgot about, don't throw in the towel.
From the timesunion.com
We should not throw in the towel before the medicine has had a chance to work.
From the economist.com