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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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noun

A successful achievement or something that has been done successfully.

“Winning the science fair was a great accomplishment for Sarah.”

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Dictionary Entry

throw in the towel

Part of Speechverb

To quit; to give up.

In a Sentence

“If their restaurant can't get business even on Mother's Day, it might be time for them to throw in the towel.”

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Synonyms

throw in the cardsthrow in the spongethrow up one's handsthrow up the sponge

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Related Words

chuck up the spongeleavedrop outquitgive upthrow inthrow in one's hand

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