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threw in the cards

threw in the cards is the simple past of throw in the cards.

Meaning of throw in the cards

Verb

throw in the cards (third-person singular simple present throws in the cards, present participle throwing in the cards, simple past threw in the cards, past participle thrown in the cards)

  1. Synonym of throw in the towel.
    • Sure. Comforting news. If that's the extent of the left's imagination, we may as well throw in the cards and admit defeat and go en masse to sign up at our nearest Anita Bryant Treatment Center!1978 December 9, Mitzel, “Post-Briggs Blues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 5

Questions about threw in the cards

What is threw in the cards the simple past of?
Threw in the cards is the simple past of throw in the cards.

Words near threw in the cards in the dictionary

  1. threw good money after bad
  2. threw hands
  3. threw in
  4. threw in at the deep end
  5. threw in one's hand
  6. threw in the cards
  7. threw in the sponge
  8. threw in the towel
  9. threw in with
  10. threw it back
  11. threw light on

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