throw in one's hand en · VERB
Etymology
throw + hand
Meanings
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To stop attempting to do something; to give up.
The outcome was that the contractor threw in his hand, and the work was completed by the company's own engineer for the area.
1954 August, H. M. Madgwick, “The Blaenau Festiniog Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 569:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| threw in one's hand | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| thrown in one's hand | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| throw one's hand | alternative | lexicographic | |
| throws in one's hand | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| throwing in one's hand | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |