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towel noun ▶ chuck in the towel; throw in the towel; toss in the towel to admit or concede defeat UK, 1915 From boxing.- You have to plug away, it’s easy to chuck in the towel – or your spikes – but it’s a lot harder to stick to fulfilling your potential. — The Observer, 5 November 2000
- A feeling that when we lose our bite we might as well throw in the towel? — The Guardian, 20 April 2002
- The inaugural Bruce Willis award for Refusing to Die goes to Solly Lew who, rather than toss in the towel, concocted the biggest boardroom brawl in the nation’s history. — The Australian, 11 December 2002
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