To throw in the towel
This expression means "to admit defeat, to give up". It comes from boxing. When a boxer is suffering a beating, his trainer throws a towel into the ring to stop the fight and to indicate that they give up. Around 1920 the phrase began to be used in other contexts, with the meaning of "to give up, surrender, specially when you realise that you won't succeed".
Esta expresión significa "admitir una derrota, darse por vencido". Proviene del boxeo. Cuando un boxeador está sufriendo una paliza, su entrenador arroja una toalla dentro del ring para detener la pelea e indicar que abandonan. Alrededor de 1920 la frase se comenzó a utilizar en otros contextos, con el significado de "darse por vencido, rendirse, especialmente al darse cuenta de que no se tendrá éxito".
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