To throw in the towel

 

Putting it bluntly, do you think Robert has thrown in the towel prematurely?

To put it bluntly
: 솔직히 말하면, 직설적으로 말하면

To throw in the towel
: 패배를 인정하다 (to stop an activity or effort, to admit that you cannot do something and stop trying) 

prematurely
: 너무 이르게, 너무 서둘러서

Another modern brainwave.

brainwave
: 갑자기 떠오른 묘안(a sudden clever idea), 영감(sudden inspiration)