But had to call Haraldsen and throw in the towel.
Time for me to do a Nick Kyrgios and throw in the towel.
"Worse comes to worst," he said, "I'll call the syndicate tomorrow and throw in the towel on this one, tell them it ain't happening".
If Mr. Romney beats him here in the popular vote, on top of the delegate race, even the defiant Mr. Santorum may have to leave the track and throw in the towel.
Ron Paul added his own hope that Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, would quit, and "throw in the towel and say, 'I'm very sorry, Keynesian economics' " doesn't work.
"If that doesn't happen, I can see the Hungarian market becoming more of a backwater until it decides to merge with another regional market and throw in the towel".
The vicious cycle comes to an end only when, instead of learning how to live with low levels, investors and advisers become completely dejected and throw in the towel.
But it is helpful, particularly for women, like the many she has encountered in her work, who "cave under the emotional strain of a divorce and throw in the towel too early, giving up important rights".
We had a choice: Cut our losses and throw in the towel or find a way to keep going.
"You could easily let all those factors get on top of you and throw in the towel.
Erode credibility during this phase and investors and team members will lose patience and throw in the towel.
