- throw in your hand
- throw in (your) hand
British
to stop doing something because you know you cannot succeed or win.
I know it's unlikely that I'll get the job but I'm not going to throw in my hand just yet.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
throw in your hand
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throw your hand in — throw your ˈhand in idiom (informal) to stop doing sth or taking part in sth, especially because you are not successful Main entry: ↑handidiom … Useful english dictionary
throw in hand — throw in (your) hand British to stop doing something because you know you cannot succeed or win. I know it s unlikely that I ll get the job but I m not going to throw in my hand just yet … New idioms dictionary
throw — throw1 W1S1 [θrəu US θrou] v past tense threw [θru:] past participle thrown [θrəun US θroun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(throw a ball/stone etc)¦ 2¦(put something carelessly)¦ 3¦(push roughly/violently)¦ 4¦(make somebody fall)¦ 5¦(move hands/head etc)¦ 6¦(confuse … Dictionary of contemporary English
throw someone a kiss — throw (someone) a kiss : to kiss the palm of your hand and move your hand quickly away from your mouth in a waving motion toward (someone) • • • Main Entry: ↑kiss … Useful english dictionary
throw a kiss — throw (someone) a kiss : to kiss the palm of your hand and move your hand quickly away from your mouth in a waving motion toward (someone) • • • Main Entry: ↑kiss … Useful english dictionary
throw — throw1 [ θrou ] (past tense threw [ θru ] ; past participle thrown [ θroun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 send object through air ▸ 2 put quickly & carelessly ▸ 3 move (someone/something) suddenly ▸ 4 be forced to go to place ▸ 5 look etc. in direction ▸ 6… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
throw — 1 verb past threw past participle thrown 1 THROW A BALL/STONE ETC (I, T) to make an object such as a ball move quickly through the air by moving your hand quickly: throw sth at/to/towards etc: Someone threw a stone at the car. | Cromartie throws… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
throw — [[t]θro͟ʊ[/t]] ♦♦ throws, throwing, threw, thrown 1) VERB When you throw an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air. [V n prep/adv] He spent hours throwing a tennis … English dictionary
throw*/*/*/ — [θrəʊ] (past tense threw [θruː] ; past participle thrown [θrəʊn] ) verb I 1) [I/T] to make something leave your hand and move through the air, by moving your arm quickly Kids were throwing stones at the windows.[/ex] She threw the ball to the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
throw — I UK [θrəʊ] / US [θroʊ] verb Word forms throw : present tense I/you/we/they throw he/she/it throws present participle throwing past tense threw UK [θruː] / US [θru] past participle thrown UK [θrəʊn] / US [θroʊn] *** 1) [intransitive/transitive]… … English dictionary
