to throw in one's hand
1throw in one's hand — phrasal 1. : to signify withdrawal from the current hand of a card game by putting one s cards into the discard 2. : to give up the struggle or contest : surrender * * * throw in one s hand 1. To give up a venture or plan 2. To concede defeat • • …
2Throw in one's hand — concede defeat; surrender (from poker) …
3throw in one's hand — Australian Slang concede defeat; surrender (from poker) …
4throw one's hand in — ► throw one s hand in 1) withdraw from a card game because one has a poor hand. 2) withdraw; give up. Main Entry: ↑throw …
5throw one's hand in — withdraw from a card game because one has a poor hand. ↘withdraw; give up. → throw …
6throw one's hand in — withdraw from a card game, poker, because one has a poor hand ■ withdraw from a contest or activity; give up …
7To turn one's hand to — Turn Turn (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s… …
8throw in the towel — verb give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat (Freq. 1) In the second round, the challenger gave up • Syn: ↑drop out, ↑give up, ↑fall by the wayside, ↑drop by the wayside, ↑throw in, ↑ …
9hand — /hænd / (say hand) noun 1. (in humans) the terminal, prehensile part of the arm, consisting of the palm and five digits. 2. the corresponding part of the forelimb in any of the higher vertebrates. 3. the terminal part of any limb when prehensile …
10Throw (grappling) — Throw Sacrifice throws are sometimes considered risky since they put the thrower in a potentially disadvantageous position. Japanese name …
