# throw in

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/throw-in
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To quit, to fold.

## Examples

- The project is too hard, so I want to throw in the towel.
- After losing three games in a row, the team decided to throw in the towel for the season.
- Despite the mounting financial losses and the lack of support from investors, the founder refused to throw in the towel until every possible solution had been exhausted.

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