das Handtuch werfen

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German

Etymology

Literally, to throw the towel.

Pronunciation

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Verb

das Handtuch werfen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present wirft das Handtuch, past tense warf das Handtuch, past participle das Handtuch geworfen, past subjunctive würfe das Handtuch, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to throw in the towel
    • 2016, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, headline, 30 June:
      Boris Johnson wirft das Handtuch.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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