All throw in the towel synonyms
throw in the towΒ·el
T t verb throw in the towel
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- give ground β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- come to terms β to reach acceptance or agreement
- caving β the sport of climbing in and exploring caves
- fold up β a part that is folded; pleat; layer: folds of cloth.
- beg off β to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
- call it quits β to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
- fork over β an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., as an implement for handling food or any of various agricultural tools.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- go back on β at, to, or toward the rear; backward: to step back.
- give the go-ahead β authorize sb to do sth
- alien β Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of.
- get cold feet β (Idiomatic) VI to become nervous or anxious and reconsider a decision about an upcoming event.
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- deed β A deed is something that is done, especially something that is very good or very bad.
- yes β (used to express affirmation or assent or to mark the addition of something emphasizing and amplifying a previous statement): Do you want that? Yes, I do.
- give over β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- blow off β If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- give notice β warn, inform
- go along with β permit, consent to
- humoring β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- humouring β humor.
- accede β If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.
- yield β to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation: This farm yields enough fruit to meet all our needs.
- deeded β something that is done, performed, or accomplished; an act: Do a good deed every day.
- chicken out β If someone chickens out of something they were intending to do, they decide not to do it because they are afraid.
- cave β A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.
- consent β If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it.
- concede β If you concede something, you admit, often unwillingly, that it is true or correct.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- demise β The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
- buckle under β If you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it.
- flake out β flake out, Slang. to fall asleep; take a nap.
- eat humble pie β humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- abalienate β (civil law, transitive) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
- chuck β When you chuck something somewhere, you throw it there in a casual or careless way.
- knuckling β Present participle of knuckle.
- break down β If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- demised β death or decease.
- knuckle β a joint of a finger, especially one of the articulations of a metacarpal with a phalanx.
- back out β If you back out, you decide not to do something that you previously agreed to do.
- hang it up β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- let go β to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- demising β death or decease.
- dittoed β the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: β³. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark.
- humored β a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.