Query any talk you want.

Meaning/Usage: Give up; quit; surrender Explanation: When a boxer was getting beaten so badly, the coach or manager would throw a towel in to stop the fight.

This phrase can be used outside of boxing to simply express quitting.

"I was ready to throw in the towel, but I stayed with it."

"He's not a quitter, so he's not going to throw in the towel."

"I saw a fight last almost two hours before one guy threw in the towel."

A: "The boxing match is great."

B: "One guy is really getting beat up."

A: "Do you think he's going to give up?"

B: "He's not going to throw in the towel, they rarely do that these days."

Other Common Sentences"There's no chance for me to win. I'm calling it quits."

"I don't think I can win, so I'm going to give up."

"I'd rather surrender than get the hell beaten out of me."