sky the towel

verb

To give up; to surrender.

Meanings

verbsky the towel (third-person singular simple present skies the towel, present participle skying the towel, simple past and past participle skied the towel)

present singular third person skies the towel · participle present skying the towel · participle past skied the towel · past skied the towel

  1. AustraliaslangTo give up; to surrender.

    Synonyms: sky the wipe, throw in the towel

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo give up; to surrender.

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