How to Pronounce "throw in the towel"
expression
THROH-in-thuh-TOWL
throh-IN-thuh-TOW-uhl
Definition
To stop trying to do something because you think you cannot succeed; to give up or quit.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈθɹoʊ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈtaʊəɫ/, /ˈtaʊɫ
British English
θɹˈəʊ/ /ˈɪn/ /ðə, ði/ /tˈaʊəl
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THROH-in-thuh-TOWL
UK
throh-IN-thuh-TOW-uhl
Listen in Context
After many tries, he finally threw in the towel.
She did not want to throw in the towel on her dreams.
Don’t throw in the towel just because it’s hard.
I almost threw in the towel, but my friends convinced me to keep going.