throw in the towel

To quit.

This phrase comes from boxing. When a boxer is too beat up to continue, his coach throws a towel into the ring to signal that the fight is over.

1) The company threw in the towel after losing all of its major customers.

2) Mike 'Boom Boom' DeNola threw in the towel after three rounds. He'll probably have to spend a few days in the hospital, followed by a long convalescence in Miami.

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Lamp

1) (v) To hang out next to a streetlamp.
2) (v) To relax while others panic.

"I'm on the street, cold lampin'" -- Public Enemy (Cold lampin' with Flavor).

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zoot

to elude comprehension.

"That zooted me. I didn't understand it at all."

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Sfogliatelle

an Italian pastry.
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Sfogliatelle, id douce!.........

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brody

to fake an illness to obtain a prescription

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AOK

ALL OUT KINGS - Graffiti gang
AOK was one of the last active crews on New York City's subway system. In the late 1980s they were particularly active on the BMT lines. They continued to write despite pressure from the New York City Police Department's Vandal Squad and the Mayor's office. During this time period it was the city's objective to completely eliminate painting from the subway. Some RIS members continued to write during the clean train era. Partial listing of AOK membership: REAS, GHOST, WOLF, MESH, FUEL, PURE, KELT, VEN

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hrenovo

badly, not well; useless, old...

How are you?
hrenovo!

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