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DictionarySeethrowthrow up (one's) hands
throw up (one's) handsTo submit or give up. I'm ready to throw up my hands after trying to train this unruly puppy. Don't just throw up your hands—keep trying.See also: hand, throw, uphorrorsee under throw up one's hands. throw up one's handsIndicate or express utter hopelessness. For example, Jim was getting nowhere so he threw up his hands and abandoned the argument. This idiom alludes to a traditional gesture for giving up. See also: hand, throw, up throw up (one's) hands To indicate or express utter hopelessness: He threw up his hands and abandoned the argument.See also: hand, throw, up |