throwing in the towel
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also throwing in the sponge
as in conceding
to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)
The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel.
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“Throwing in the towel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/throwing%20in%20the%20towel. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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