- say or cry uncle
- idi inf to concede defeat
From formal English to slang. 2014.
say or cry uncle
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cry\ uncle — • say uncle • cry uncle v. phr. informal To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle. The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. The other team was… … Словарь американских идиом
cry uncle — See: SAY UNCLE … Dictionary of American idioms
cry uncle — See: SAY UNCLE … Dictionary of American idioms
cry uncle — cry (or say) uncle informal surrender or admit defeat … Useful english dictionary
uncle — uncleless, adj. uncleship, n. /ung keuhl/, n. 1. a brother of one s father or mother. 2. an aunt s husband. 3. a familiar title or term of address for any elderly man. 4. Slang. a pawnbroker. 5. (cap.) Informal. Uncle Sam … Universalium
say\ uncle — • say uncle • cry uncle v. phr. informal To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle. The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. The other team was… … Словарь американских идиом
say uncle — (USA) If you say uncle, you admit defeat. ( Cry uncle is an alternative form.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
uncle — [uŋ′kəl] n. [OFr < L avunculus, one s mother s brother, dim. of * avo < IE * awos , maternal grandfather > OE eam, OHG oheim, uncle, L avus, grandfather] 1. the brother of one s father or mother 2. the husband of one s aunt 3. [Old… … English World dictionary
say uncle — also[cry uncle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. * /Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle./ * /The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. / * /The other… … Dictionary of American idioms
say uncle — also[cry uncle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. * /Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle./ * /The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. / * /The other… … Dictionary of American idioms
