Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “throw in the towel” and its meaning is “admit defeat, concede defeat, give up, give in, surrender, capitulate, give way, back down”.
Example Sentence: Boris Johnson’s resignation in July was the very opposite of a national tragedy. But Liz Truss’s departure on Thursday was a moment of national farce (joke/laughing stock). Never has a prime minister been less suited to the job than she was. Never has a resignation been more needed by the country. Having boasted that she was not a quitter, Ms Truss threw in the towel a day later.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Liz Truss’s resignation: a quitter after all and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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