throw up one's hands

== English == === Verb === throw up one's hands (third-person singular simple present throws up one's hands, present participle throwing up one's hands, simple past threw up one's hands, past participle thrown up one's hands) (intransitive) To raise both hands in the air in an exasperated manner. (intransitive, idiomatic) To cease an attempt because it is perceived as doomed. ==== Synonyms ==== (to cease an attempt): give up, throw in the towel ==== Translations ====