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throw in the towel

Date: Apr 20 2006

Quote

1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.

“I think people throw in the towel too early on in relationships.”

Mel Gibson, sharing his opinion about people in relationships.

Definition

1. Definition - Study the definition.

give up, quit

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

To throw in the towel means to quit or give up. Someone in a stressful or difficult job might want to throw in the towel and find a job that is more fulfilling.

In the example above, Mel Gibson is saying that relationships are not treated seriously nowadays. He thinks that people give up and divorce or break up too easily, instead of working together to build a strong and healthy relationship.

For example, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston threw in the towel after being married for a number of years.

Have you thrown in the towel on something recently?

Examples

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“My job is just too difficult. I think I’m going to throw in the towel and find something better.”

Winners

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	admit failure and doing not very well. by zjlovehhy
	admit defeat by hossein99
	maybe it's for "give in". by lean.z
	It mostly means ''giving up to defeat'' or ''give up after a long or short fight'' by tha girl
	IT MEANS TO GIVE UP by whshlisa
	give up by zily
	give up doing something by mary117
	give up by talitapb
	don't care ot not cherish, give up too easily. by alexandrew
	to confess oneself lose,to surrender, by knowhana
	To throw in the towel means to give up, to concede, to abandon because of some difficulties, it means to refuse to react and try to patch everything up in a relationship for example. by CR@Zy_Pe@NuT
	To THROW IN THE TOWEL is a term that comes from BOXING, which means TO GIVE UP. After several years practicing martial arts, I haven´t learned anything. I think I should throw in the towel. by nakajima
	give up (figthing), feel defeated and quit, just as in boxing. by estelachemen
	To give up. by hschuster
	quite something with a lame excuse- by amirbiglarbeigi
	to decide on something very quickly without any experience by yalcinmerve
	give up by Lindsay
	think too important in relationship by daffinger
	i think it means to give up something,or accept the lost. by ivy_tao
	give up by rilla
	people give up too early and never try to do something by Tina Lin
	to admit defeat by Leah_
	In my opinion,this sentence means when people make friends,them shouldn't too hurry.And don't believe the other people easily. by jujulinna
	Give up or admit that you have been defeated. by danhp1
	it means give up in something by Antoo_
	I think it means to give up or to knock down. by blueeye
	to give up after a long struggle by natavee
	To give up by jaga
	What Mr. Gibson says is that nowadays couples easily give up when starting to get into argues and disagreements instead of trying to look for ways of solving these differences.So we conclude that it means not to try and just walk away. by Jocelyn