throw_in_the_towel (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *throw in the towel*:
VERB	competition	throw in the towel, drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, quit, chuck up the sponge	give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope

English > *throw in the towel*: 1 sense > verb 1, competition
Meaning	Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, quit, chuck up the sponge
Opposite	enter, participate	Become a participant
Spanish	abandonar, arrojar la toalla, dejar, desistir, rendirse, retirarse, tirar la toalla
Catalan	abandonar, deixar, desistir, llençar la tovallola, rendir-se, retirar-se

HyperDic: throw_in_the_towel