throw in the towelとは意味・読み方・使い方

出典:『Wiktionary』 (2026/01/21 14:28 UTC 版)

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From the traditional signal from a boxer 's support staff of throwing such an item into a boxing ring to indicate that the contestant cannot continue the match and is forfeiting to the opponent.

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throw in the towel (third-person singular simple present throws in the towel, present participle throwing in the towel, simple past threw in the towel, past participle thrown in the towel)

(idiomatic) To quit; to give up.

If their restaurant can't get business even on Mother's Day, it might be time for them to throw in the towel.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII:
  
  In short, there was so much space and so many things to shove things behind that most people, called on to find a silver cow-creamer there, would have said “Oh, what's the use?” and thrown in the towel.
- 2024 July 10, Christian Wolmar, “The future of the rail franchises is certainly uncertain”, in RAIL, number 1013, page 50:
  
  One key imponderable is the attitude of the companies that will no longer have a role in the business. It is worth noting here that several have already thrown the towel in or been gently pushed out, such as Stagecoach and National Express.


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throw in the towelとは 意味・読み方・使い方

throw in the towelの学習レベル

研究社 新英和中辞典での「throw in the towel」の意味

throw [toss, chuck] in the towel

「throw in the towel」の部分一致の例文検索結果

日本語WordNet(英和)での「throw in the towel」の意味

throw in the towel

Weblio英語言い回し辞典での「throw in the towel」の意味

throw in the towel

Weblio英和対訳辞書での「throw in the towel」の意味

throw in the towel

throw in the towel [sponge]

Wiktionary英語版での「throw in the towel」の意味

throw in the towel

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「throw in the towel」の部分一致の例文検索結果

「throw in the towel」のお隣キーワード

throw in the towelとは意味・読み方・使い方

研究社新英和中辞典での「throw in the towel」の意味