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What does "find herself out on the street" mean in "spent years working only to find..."? 1. She spent several years working with many different producers only to find herself out on the street 2. What does "thrown in the towel" mean in "Most people in her situation would have thrown in the towel but true stars persevere."?

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1. In this sentence, to find oneself out means that the person incurred a big loss. and it also goes on to literally mean that the person became homeless. 2. The phrase, "thrown in the towel" means to admit defeat. So in this sentence, the perseverance of the person is highlighted by saying that the person didn't admit defeat.
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1. "on the street" - (a) homeless (with an image of living and sleeping on the street), (b) fired from a job (with an image of standing on the street after being escorted to the door), (c) without a job (with an image of unsuccessfuly looking for a job and possibly/probably being in difficult financial circumstances). 2. "throw in the towel" - (a) give up/abandon - in boxing, to throw a towel into the ring as a signal that the boxer gives up/abandons the fight
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Hi Shia, 1) "Find herself on the street" simply refers to someone being homeless or in a lower financial poistion. 2) "Thown in the towel" means to give up on something. For example, if you quit a job that was extremely hard, you would use that term. Hope that helps :)
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1) this person lost all their money and now also their home so might have to live outside on the streets. 2) to give up trying and accept its not worth their effort. Just be careful here, this person is not giving up here so still ademenet or willful to succeed
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Second one is correct

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