Kathy Cao
2022-09-13 04:09
To throw in the towel American informal
Verbs such as chuck and toss are sometimes used instead of throw. When we are brave enough to accept the fact that we chucked/ tossed in the towel and started again, we will become stronger than ever. You can use someone throws in the sponge as well. Hang in there! it's too soon to throw in the sponge.
To give up on some endeavor; to quit or abandon something; to admit defeat or failure
David was told by his trainer that he was going to throw in the towel if he did not start to throw punches.
I was so sick up of my manager that I threw in the towel and quit my job.
Our team fought till the very end, but the opposition was just too good; we had to throw in the towel.
a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, meaning that it does not achieve the intended effect.
To begin to decline or deteriorate decline; to get worse very quickly
1. To die or pass away
2. To fall down after being hit
3. To lose or be conquered
To lose the skill or advantage one used to have in the past
The verb "throw" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This idiom derives from the earliest days of boxing, when fighters fought bare-knuckled, without gloves. A sponge was used to mop away sweat or blood from the boxer’s face. When it seemed defeat was certain or a fighter was so bloodied he could not continue to fight, his manager or trainer would throw the often bloody sponge into the ring to signal that he wanted to concede defeat and stop the fight. Later, when towels came to be used, the towels would be thrown into the ring for the same purpose. This idiom is still used in boxing, although referees are in charge of stopping fights to protect boxers who are at risk of permanent injury. The expression has long since passed into general usage. The sponge version is archaic and never heard today.
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