throw in the cards en · VERB
Meanings
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Synonym of throw in the towel.
Sure. Comforting news. If that's the extent of the left's imagination, we may as well throw in the cards and admit defeat and go en masse to sign up at our nearest Anita Bryant Treatment Center!
1978 December 9, Mitzel, “Post-Briggs Blues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| throws in the cards | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| thrown in the cards | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| throwing in the cards | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| threw in the cards | Tense=Past | lexicographic |