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Throw in the towel
verb
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Definitions
1.
verb
To quit; to give up.
"If their restaurant can't get business even on Mother's Day, it might be time for them to throw in the towel."
Synonyms
throw in the cards
throw in the sponge
throw up one's hands
throw up the sponge
chuck up the sponge
leave
drop out
quit
give up
throw in
throw in one's hand
throw to the dogs
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