Tish Cyrus

I think a lot of people, when you go through struggles and difficult times, that people throw in the towel a little too easy. And I think that any relationship - whether it's marriage or family, it doesn't matter - it's you truly do have to take care of it and nurture and really work hard at relationships.

American Actress

Erma Bombeck

Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, 'A house guest,' you're wrong because I have just described my kids.

American Journalist

Allison Tolman

I worked in IT, which is all boys, and I was the queen of the boys. That's what I did. I was the one who knew where the paper towels were, which was very important. And I organized happy hours and things like that.

Rob Portman

We should not throw in the towel. Instead, we should be saying to young people, 'There is a better way for you to have a healthy and productive life, and that's not to get into drug use and drug abuse.

American Politician

Abby Lee Miller

I have spent the greater part of my life in a hotel room with seven or eight kids, looking after everyone, sorting out fights, wiping noses, handing out towels, not having a clean towel left for me.

American Dancer

Chris Eubank Jr.

If the going gets tough, you stay in there and take your beating like a man. That's what we sign up for, and that's all I meant when I said my corner don't throw in towels.

British Athlete

Jane Fonda

The most important thing to do as you age is to stay physically active. Lots of people just throw in the towel if they can't do what they used to do, and that's terrible.

Kerry King

I'm always using a towel around my head. Airports don't worry about me.

American Musician

Yogi Berra

The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.

American Baseball Player

Groucho Marx

American Comedian

Towels can be made from different materials like cotton, microfiber, or bamboo.

Variety of Materials

Towels come in various sizes for different uses, such as bath, hand, or face towels.

Sizes Matter

The word 'towel' can be used metaphorically to represent comfort, home, or care.

Metaphoric Use

Used figuratively in phrases to express giving up in any competition or difficult situation.

Expression of Defeat

The phrase originates from boxing, where a towel thrown in the ring indicates surrender.

Boxing Origin

Use the verb form when describing the action of drying oneself after a shower or swim.

Action After Bathing

In casual speech, 'towel' can be used without 'off', especially when the context is clear.

Informal Variation

 They had an office building really close to the nest building and they said that we could release Sam on their roof. So walking into an office, lawyer's office, full of suited and booted lawyers with a bird of prey in a towel in your hands does get you some funny looks, but it had to be done. We got Sam up onto the roof, and you can see that blue band

Adventures in...

 Right? Because that's not the way the world works. If you think about technology, imagine if that's how we thought about technology. Every time something didn't work, we just threw in the towel and said, "Let's forget it." Right? You know, they convinced me. I'm sure some of you were like me --

Our failing schools....

 After any athletic or protective gear has been removed from the victim, place them in an ice water tub while stirring the water and monitoring vitals continuously. If this is not possible, dousing in ice water and applying wet towels over the entire body can help.

What happens when you...

 Rethinking does not have to change your mind -- it just means taking time to reflect and staying open to reconsidering. A hallmark of wisdom is knowing when to grit and when to quit, when to throw in the towel on an old identity and dive into a new one,

Adam Grant: What frogs...

 Afterwards was the shower, and she loved this part. She loved the warm water, so I made this as indulgent as I could, like a spa. My sister would help sometimes. We had warm towels and slippers ready immediately so she never got cold for a second.

How loss helped one...

 special room with hanging towels having obstacles in the bat's flight path is highly important as dan can assess the bats reactions during flight and also assess how well they are echolocating which is crucial for their survival in

Small Creatures In Need...

 So I said to him that I had a confession to make, and he looked at me a bit strangely, and I said -- and I'm sure many of you do this as well -- I don't always bother to hang my towels up when I'm finished in the hotel,

We've stopped trusting...

 I laid our towels down just out of reach of the surf and fell asleep. And when I woke up, I saw my daughter drizzling sand on her arm like this, and I could feel that light tickle of sand on her skin

What we don't teach kids...

 six guys this is a brush tailed wallaby yeah this is a brush towel rock wallet rock wallaby yes and these are frighteningly rare in the wild right yes yes frighteningly rare we know

Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...

 Now, let's all say it together. Shake. Fold. You will for the rest of your life remember those words every time you pick up a paper towel.

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