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ruzuzu commented on the word to throw up the sponge
"to give up a contest; to acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring, the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat; -- now, throw in the towel is more common, and has the same origin and meaning."
--Cent. Dict.
October 24, 2012
bookball96 commented on the word to throw up the sponge
to throw in the towel
October 25, 2012