tirar la toalla

== Spanish == === Etymology === From the traditional signal from a boxer's support staff of throwing such an item into a boxing ring to indicate that the contestant cannot continue the match and is forfeiting to the opponent. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: ti‧rar la to‧a‧lla === Verb === tirar la toalla (first-person singular present tiro la toalla, first-person singular preterite tiré la toalla, past participle tirado la toalla) (idiomatic) to throw in the towel; to give up; to quit ==== Conjugation ==== see tirar === Further reading === “arrojar, o tirar, la toalla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025