英语词汇“throw in the sponge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	throw in the sponge
释义	throw in the sponge SEE SYNONYMS FOR throw in the sponge ON THESAURUS.COM Also, throw in the towel. Give up, acknowledge defeat, as in I can't move this rock; I'm throwing in the sponge, or Bill decided to throw in the towel and resign from his job. This idiom comes from boxing, where formerly a fighter (or his second) conceded defeat by throwing the sponge or towel used to wipe his face into the ring. [c. 1900] Words nearby throw in the sponge throw in, throwing stick, throw in one's hand, throw in one's lot with, throw in someone's face, throw in the sponge, throw in the towel, throw light on, thrown, thrown silk, thrown to the lions The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to throw in the sponge relinquish, hand over, waive, grant, transfer, renounce, communicate, concede, capitulate, give in, sign over, give up, alien, accord, convey, alienate, drop, yield, leave, fold
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throw in the sponge