Summary
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- throw in the towel:
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Wiktionary:
- throw in the towel → kasta in handduken, kasta yxan i sjön
- throw in the towel → kasta in handduken, kasta yxan i sjön
English
Detailed Translations for throw in the towel from English to Swedish
throw in the towel:
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throw in the towel (give up)
Translation Matrix for throw in the towel:
| Verb | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| ge upp | give up; throw in the towel | abandon; capitulate; cease; give in; give up; hand oneself in; hand oneself over to; stop; surrender |
| kasta in handduken | give up; throw in the towel | |
| - | chuck up the sponge; drop by the wayside; drop out; fall by the wayside; give up; quit; throw in | |
| Modifier | Related Translations | Other Translations |
| ge upp | chuck it |
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Antonyms for "throw in the towel":
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Wiktionary Translations for throw in the towel:
throw in the towel
Cross Translation:
verb
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(idiomatic) to quit; to give up
- throw in the towel → kasta in handduken; kasta yxan i sjön
Cross Translation:
| From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|
| • throw in the towel | → kasta in handduken | ↔ de handdoek in de ring werpen — het opgeven |
| • throw in the towel | → kasta in handduken; kasta yxan i sjön | ↔ die Flinte ins Korn werfen — zu schnell aufgeben |
| • throw in the towel | → kasta in handduken | ↔ jeter l’éponge — abandonner une action, une activité, perdre espoir de réussir. |