throw in the towel

Stop trying because you have accepted you cannot succeed.

"After three failed attempts, he finally threw in the towel."

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I Tried Boxing KSI..

JasonTheWeen · 22:19

Throw in the towel.

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Throw in the towel.

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You throw in the towel.

I Tried Boxing KSI..

JasonTheWeen · 22:27

Then I throw in the towel.

I Tried Boxing KSI..

JasonTheWeen · 22:38

Then we throw in the towel.

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