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throw in the towel:

throw in the towel verb

  1. throw in the towel (give up)
    ge upp; kasta in handduken
    • ge upp verb (ger upp, gav upp, givit upp)
    • kasta in handduken verb (kastar in handduken, kastade in handduken, kastat in handduken)

Translation Matrix for throw in the towel:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ge upp give up; throw in the towel abandon; capitulate; cease; give in; give up; hand oneself in; hand oneself over to; stop; surrender
kasta in handduken give up; throw in the towel
- chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
ge upp chuck it

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Related Definitions for "throw in the towel":

  1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat1

Wiktionary Translations for throw in the towel:

throw in the towel
verb
  1. (idiomatic) to quit; to give up

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
throw in the towel kasta in handduken de handdoek in de ring werpen — het opgeven
throw in the towel kasta in handduken; kasta yxan i sjön die Flinte ins Korn werfen — zu schnell aufgeben
throw in the towel kasta in handduken jeter l’épongeabandonner une action, une activité, perdre espoir de réussir.


Wiktionary Translations for to throw in the towel:


Cross Translation:
FromToVia
to throw in the towel kasta in handduken das Handtuch werfenaufgeben, keine weiteren Versuche unternehmen, um ein Ziel zu erreichen

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