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throw in the towel
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throw in the towel(
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thuh
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (to give up)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. tirar la toalla (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
After losing eight games in a row, Harry decided it was time to throw in the towel.Después de perder ocho partidos consecutivos, Harry decidió que ya era hora de tirar la toalla.
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