单词 | throw in the sponge |
释义 | throw in the spongeSEE 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 spongethrow 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. |
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