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сдаться, признать себя побеждённым [первонач. боксёрский жаргон]...he felt a kind of professional pride in the girl for carrying the thing off so splendidly despite Yates's line-up of tricks. ‘...Yates,’ he said, ‘Don't you think you'd better throw in the towel?’ (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book VI, ch. 8) —...он почувствовал своего рода профессиональную гордость за девушку, которая с честью сумела выбраться из всех расставленных Йейтсом ловушек. -...Йейтс, - сказал он, - не кажется ли вам, что пора признать ваши обвинения несостоятельными?
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inf махнуть рукой (признать свое поражение); сдаться; поднять лапки кверхуIf we cannot raise any money to carry on our campaign, we shall have to throw in the towel.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > throw in the towel
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1) Общая лексика: признать себя побеждённым, сдаться2) Спорт: признавать себя побеждённым3) Дипломатический термин: отказаться (от чего-л.)4) Сленг: (sponge) сдаться -
6 throw in the towel (sponge)
Сленг: сдатьсяУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > throw in the towel (sponge)
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7 throw in the towel
לוותר, לרדת מהעניין* * *◙ ןיינעהמ תדרל,רתוול◄ -
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17 throw\ in\ the\ towel
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18 to throw in the towel
«Выбросить полотенце». Бросить, прекратить что-либо, покончить с каким-либо делом навсегда. Фраза пришла из спортивного мира, точнее, из бокса. Если команда боксёра в течение матча решает, что боксёр не может продолжать бой, что он проиграл, они выбрасывают на ринг полотенце, которое использовал боксёр, давая тем самым понять, что он сдаётся.I've been doing the same boring job for 25 years and more than once I've been tempted to throw in the towel. — Я делаю одну и ту же скучную работу 25 лет и не раз хотел послать всё к чёрту.
English-Russian dictionary of expressions > to throw in the towel
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19 to throw in the towel
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20 to throw in the towel
fig. renoncer; jeter l'épongeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to throw in the towel
См. также в других словарях:
throw\ in\ the\ towel — • 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 in the towel (or sponge) — (of boxers or their seconds) throw a towel (or sponge) into the ring as a token of defeat. ↘admit defeat. → throw … English new terms dictionary
throw in the towel — ► 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
throw in the towel — If you throw in the towel, you admit that you are defeated or cannot do something … The small dictionary of idiomes
throw in the towel — verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat (Freq. 1) In the second round, the challenger gave up • Syn: ↑drop out, ↑give up, ↑fall by the wayside, ↑drop by the wayside, ↑throw in, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
throw in the towel — If you throw in the towel, you admit that you are defeated or cannot do something. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If you throw in the towel, you admit that you cannot succeed. After unsuccessfully competing in several… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
throw in the towel — AND throw in the sponge; toss in the sponge tv. to quit; to give up. (From boxing where a towel or sponge thrown into the ring indicates that a boxer has given up.) □ I can tell when it’s time to throw in the towel, and this is that time. □ The… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
throw in the towel — to admit defeat or failure. The union was forced to throw in the towel and settle their bitter dispute with the company. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of throwing a towel into the ring in boxing (= signaling that a fighter can no longer … New idioms dictionary
throw in the towel — 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 towel (to) — Admit defeat. ► “A look at household finances show why consumers are not ready to throw in the towel. The Federal Reserve reports net financial assets acquired by households continued to rise in the first quarter of 1995, at an annual rate of… … American business jargon
throw in the towel — to concede defeat Boxing imagery, from what the second does when his fighter is unable to continue: I ve got to go to Rummidge to see my lawyer tomorrow. I could instruct him to throw in the towel. (Lodge, 1995) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms