Follow in the footsteps of and Throw in the towel

Throw in the towel and follow in the footsteps of are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Throw in the towel" instead a verb "Follow in the footsteps of".

Throw in the towel verb - Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat.

Follow in the footsteps of and throw in the towel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Follow in the footsteps of" instead a verb phrase "Throw in the towel".