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1 throw up the sponge
throw up the sponge сдаться, признать себя побеждённым -
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3 throw in the sponge
(или towel; тж. throw up the sponge)пpизнaть ceбя пoбeждённым; =выйти из игpы [пepвoнaч. cпopт. жapг. (бoкc)]She left the room and was back in a minute with a tired-eye brunette who seemed to have thrown in the sponge as far as life was concerned (E. S. Gardner). When Perot petulantly threw in the towel last week, it seemed clear that both he and his critics had been right. There was room in the high-stakes game for amateurs but not at the top (U. S. News and World Report) -
4 throw up the sponge
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > throw up the sponge
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5 throw in the sponge
1) Общая лексика: признать себя побеждённым, выйти из игры, признать свое поражение -
6 throw in the sponge (towel)
Сленг: сдаться, признать поражение, умеретьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > throw in the sponge (towel)
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7 throw up the sponge
1) Общая лексика: признать себя побеждённым, признать себя побеждённым2) Макаров: сдаться -
8 throw up the sponge
сдаться, признать себя побеждённымАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > throw up the sponge
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11 throw up the sponge
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pes etmek, havlu atmak, yenilgiyi kabullenmek -
13 throw up the sponge
• baciti sunđer u znak predaje; dobiti bez truda; gotovan; ispičutura; izmuftašiti; izvor preterane dobiti; naraslo testo; priznati poraz; sunđer; sunđerom obrisati; topovska četka -
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16 Throw up the sponge
Сдаваться. Признать себя побеждённымDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Throw up the sponge
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17 throw\ up\ the\ sponge
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18 throw in the sponge
сда́ться, призна́ть себя́ побеждённымThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > throw in the sponge
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19 throw in the sponge/towel
разг сда́тьсяThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > throw in the sponge/towel
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20 throw in the sponge [towel]
шутл признать поражение, капитулировать, сдаваться (из боксёрского лексикона)Conversation vocabulary and slang. English-Russian dictionary > throw in the sponge [towel]
См. также в других словарях:
throw in the sponge — or[throw up the sponge] or[throw in the towel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit defeat; accept loss. * /After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge./ * /When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he … Dictionary of American idioms
throw in the sponge — or[throw up the sponge] or[throw in the towel] {v. phr.}, {informal} To admit defeat; accept loss. * /After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge./ * /When Harold saw his arguments were not being accepted, he … Dictionary of American idioms
throw\ in\ the\ sponge — • throw in the sponge • throw up the sponge • throw in the towel v. phr. informal To admit defeat; accept loss. After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge. When Harold saw his arguments were not being… … Словарь американских идиом
throw\ up\ the\ sponge — • throw in the sponge • throw up the sponge • throw in the towel v. phr. informal To admit defeat; accept loss. After taking a beating for five rounds, the fighter s seconds threw in the sponge. When Harold saw his arguments were not being… … Словарь американских идиом
throw up the sponge — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE … Dictionary of American idioms
throw up the sponge — See: THROW IN THE SPONGE … Dictionary of American idioms
throw in the sponge — phrasal or throw up the sponge or throw in the towel Etymology: fr. the practice of a boxer s second of throwing a sponge or towel into the ring for his fighter to wipe his face, this being taken as an admission that they were no longer willing… … Useful english dictionary
throw up the sponge — phrasal see throw in the sponge * * * throw up the sponge see under ↑sponge • • • Main Entry: ↑throw … Useful english dictionary
throw in the sponge or towel — idi+inf throw in the sponge or towel, to concede defeat; give up … From formal English to slang
To throw up the sponge — Sponge Sponge (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. [ e]ponge, L. spongia, Gr. spoggia , spo ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.] [Formerly written also {spunge}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of Spongi[ae], or Porifera. See Illust. and Note… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
throw in the sponge — ► throw in the towel (or sponge) 1) (in boxing) throw a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat. 2) admit defeat. Main Entry: ↑throw … English terms dictionary
