🔵To throw in the towel = to quit; to give up; to concede defeat
⁉️The origin of this idiom comes from boxing.
This idiom is now used a lot outside of the boxing ring when someone quits something.
🔴Note: You don’t physically need to throw a towel anywhere. You just say the expression. 🙂
🔵Example sentences:
📍She was ready to throw in the towel, but remembered her goal and kept going.
📍He was getting beaten so badly that his coach threw in the towel.
📍Even though learning English may be difficult at times, never throw in the towel.
📍Never throw in the towel. Use it to wipe off the sweat, then keep going.
🇬🇧 @english_focus 🇷🇺
⁉️The origin of this idiom comes from boxing.
This idiom is now used a lot outside of the boxing ring when someone quits something.
🔴Note: You don’t physically need to throw a towel anywhere. You just say the expression. 🙂
🔵Example sentences:
📍She was ready to throw in the towel, but remembered her goal and kept going.
📍He was getting beaten so badly that his coach threw in the towel.
📍Even though learning English may be difficult at times, never throw in the towel.
📍Never throw in the towel. Use it to wipe off the sweat, then keep going.
🇬🇧 @english_focus 🇷🇺