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Hi, would you please tell me what is the meaning of had taken turns moving out and when their son left home they probably throw in the towel in the following text:
".....Roxie plays tennis five days a week and stays out of my hair."
According to another Pike, the marriage to Roxie had been anything but stable. The had taken turn turns moving out. When their son left home they would probably throw in the towel.
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They had a stormy marriage. First one of them would get angry and leave, then come back. Then the other one would leave, and so on.
- They had a stormy marriage.
- First one of them would get angry and leave, then come back.
- Then the other one would leave, and so on.
- They took turns moving out of the place they lived in and moving back in.
- To throw in the towel is to surrender, to quit a fight and concede defeat.
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They had a stormy marriage. First one of them would get angry and leave, then come back. Then the other one would leave, and so on. They took turns moving out of the place they lived in and moving back in.
To throw in the towel is to surrender, to quit a fight and concede defeat. A boxer's corner will literally throw a towel into the ring to tell the referee that they want him to stop th
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