say or cry uncle

say or cry uncle
idi inf to concede defeat

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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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

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