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There is no such idiom. I think you might have two idioms confused:
- Throw their HAT IN THE RING - to enter a nomination and declare oneself a candidate for whatever is going on
- THROW IN THE TOWEL - to quit
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThrowing in the towel is what the trainer does when he decides that his boxer is not fit to finiah the bout. I don't know where calling it a day came from.
Throwing in the towel is an expression taken from Prizefighting. When the trainer or corner man saw his fighter was getting badly beaten to the point of possibly permanent injury , he would throw the towel into the ring to signify the other fighter had won by default , to spare his own fighter's well-being. Now , it just means to give up, to quit.
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∙ 15y agoIt means to give up, surrender or submit. To throw/pass the gauntlet is to challenge someone .
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∙ 13y agoit means giving up. It's a reference to a boxing match, if your trainer throws in the towel it means he is withdrawing you.
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