hagisan ng tuwalya

From the traditional signal from a boxer's support staff of throwing such an item into a boxing ring to indicate that the contestant cannot continue the match and is forfeiting to the opponent.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /haˌɡisan naŋ tuˈalja/ [hɐˌɣiː.sɐn̪ n̪ɐŋ ˈt̪wal.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -alja
• Syllabification: ha‧gi‧san ng tu‧wal‧ya

hagisan ng tuwalya (complete hinagisan ng tuwalya, progressive hinahagisan ng tuwalya, contemplative hahagisan ng tuwalya, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜄᜒᜐᜈ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜆᜓᜏᜎ᜔ᜌ)

1. (literally) to be thrown a towel
2. (idiomatic) to be made to throw in the towel; to be made to surrender or give up

   Synonym: pasukuin

   Umurong ang mga Hapones nang hagisan sila ng tuwalya ng mga Amerikano at Pilipino.

   The Japanese retreated when they were to be made to throw in the towel by the Americans and Filipinos.