throw in the towel

Bedeutung

to stop trying because you know you cannot succeed

Aufgeben, weil Erfolg unmöglich scheint.

Beispiele

1. 1After six hours stuck on the last puzzle, Ben finally threw in the towel and checked the answers.
2. 2Don't throw in the towel yet — you've still got two more chances to pass.
3. 3The shop couldn't compete with online prices, so after ten years the owners threw in the towel.
4. 4Are you really going to throw in the towel after just one bad driving lesson?
5. 5The climb was exhausting, but Grandad refused to throw in the towel and reached the top at sunset.

Grammatik

Das Verb throw ist unregelmäßig: threw, thrown. the towel bleibt im Singular, mit the.

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