das Handtuch werfen
to throw in the towel
Türkçe: havlu atmak
In a sentence
Der Trainer wirft nach der dritten Niederlage in Folge das Handtuch.
How it is used
Idiom: 'to throw in the towel.' Colloquial, from boxing. Use when giving up in a difficult situation, e.g., at work: 'Nach dem dritten Fehlschlag warf er das Handtuch.' Not literal.
Other collocations built on werfen
- ein Auge auf etw. / jdn. werfento cast an eye on
- jdn. aus der Bahn werfento throw someone off track
- jdn. ins Gefängnis stecken / werfento imprison someone, often with decisiveness
- jdn. aus dem Konzept werfento throw someone severely off track
- etw. über die Schulter werfento throw something over one's shoulder
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