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thrown in the cards

thrown in the cards is the past participle 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 thrown in the cards

What is thrown in the cards the past participle of?
Thrown in the cards is the past participle of throw in the cards.

Words near thrown in the cards in the dictionary

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

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