throw up one's hands (English, verb)
expansion: throw up one's hands (third-person singular simple present throws up one's hands, present participle throwing up one's hands, simple past threw up one's hands, past participle thrown up one's hands)
Senses:
glosses: To raise both hands in the air in an exasperated manner.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To cease an attempt because it is perceived as doomed.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: throws up one's hands
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: throwing up one's hands
tags: participle
present
form: threw up one's hands
tags: past
form: thrown up one's hands
tags: participle
past