taflu'r drol

Welsh

Etymology

Literally “to throw over the cart”.

Verb

taflu'r drol (first-person singular present taflaf y drol)

1. (idiomatic) to throw in the towel, to give up

Synonyms

• rhoi'r ffidil yn y to (literally “to put the fiddle in the roof”)

Related terms

• troi'r drol (“to cause an argument”, literally “to upset the (apple)cart”)

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “taflu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies