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Meanings of
throw in
in English
Portuguese
desistir
Catalan
rendir-se
Spanish
tirar la toalla
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Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.
quit
drop out
give up
fall by the wayside
drop by the wayside
throw in the towel
chuck up the sponge
enter
Portuguese
desistir
Portuguese
interpor
Spanish
interponer
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To insert between other elements.
inject
interpose
interject
come in
put in
Portuguese
interpor
Usage of
throw in
in English
1
They
throw
in
the chocolate just as the water commences to boil.
2
Greece had decided to
throw
in
her lot with Servia and Bulgaria.
3
Fred nodded sharply, and the chauffeur stooped to
throw
in
the clutch.
4
Desmond, in the mean time, was endeavouring to
throw
in
his hand-grenades.
5
But he stopped it, scrambled for it, and made the
throw
in
.
6
Cover it with cold water, and
throw
in
a handful of salt.
7
So we shall
throw
in
our mite to fill up this chasm.
8
NOTES: Gonzaga did not attempt a free
throw
in
the first half.
9
So, for a time, you must
throw
in
your lot with us.
10
Soon, the canyon narrowed to less than a stone's
throw
in
width.
11
Andy chose the careful insult which he would
throw
in
Buck's face.
12
There's no sign yet he is ready to
throw
in
the towel.
13
The Gophers did not attempt a free
throw
in
the first half.
14
You better
throw
in
with a real man-me-andwe'll own this country.
15
Maybe
throw
in
a pot for cooking and of course some clothes.
16
I'm going to
throw
in
ten or twenty thousand on your judgment.
Other examples for "throw in"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
throw
in
throw
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
throw in
Portuguese
desistir
abandonar
interpor
Catalan
rendir-se
deixar
desistir
llençar la tovallola
retirar-se
abandonar
Spanish
tirar la toalla
desistir
rendirse
retirarse
dejar
abandonar
interponer
Throw in
through the time
Throw in
across language varieties
Australia
Common
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
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