| 词汇 | say uncle |
| 释义 | Idiom say uncle Theme: YIELDING to surrender; to give in. (Informal.)Ann held Bobby down on the ground until he said uncle.Why isn't it enough to win the argument? Why do you demand that I say uncle? Slang say uncle Theme: QUIT tr. to admit defeat; to give up.He held me down until I said uncle.I never say uncle. I just keep right on going. Idiom say uncle American, informal to admit that you have been defeated.I'm determined to show them I can be a star. I'm not going to say uncle. say uncleTo admit defeat or plead for mercy, especially in an informal physical contest of some kind. Can also be used as an imperative phrase to demand that someone give up or admit defeat. The brothers often play fought, but it was invariably the younger of the two who had to say uncle by the end. Say "uncle," and I'll let you out of this headlock! cry/say ˈuncle(American English) admit that you have been beaten or defeated: They’re determined to make the President cry uncle in the budget debate.Originally, this comes from children’s games in which the child has to say the word ‘uncle’ to admit defeat.say uncle tv. to admit defeat; to give up. I never say uncle. I just keep right on going. say uncle, toTo concede defeat. Also put as cry uncle, it is the schoolyard equivalent of “say when you’ve had enough of this battle.” The term is an Americanism dating from about 1900, and its original meaning (if any) has been lost. It began to be used figuratively in the mid-twentieth century, as in Budd Schulberg’s What Makes Sammy Run? (1941): “Okay, I said, I’ll cry uncle.” |
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