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· throw in the towel
verb
give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat
"In the second round, the challenger gave up"
Similar words
chuck up the sponge
drop by the wayside
drop out
fall by the wayside
give up
quit
throw in
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).