cry uncle イディオム
say uncle|cry|cry uncle|say|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 beating us, but we wouldn't say uncle. Compare: GIVE IN.
cry uncle
cry uncle Also,
say uncle. Concede defeat, as in
The Serbs want the Bosnians to cry uncle, or
If you say uncle right now, I'll let you go first in the next game. This phrase originated about 1900 as an imperative among school-children who would say, “Cry uncle when you've had enough (of a beating).” By the mid-1900s it was being used figuratively, as in the examples.
cry uncle
To accept defeat or appeal for mercy, abnormally in an breezy concrete challenge of some kind. The brothers generally comedy fought, but it was consistently the adolescent of the two who had to cry uncle by the end.Learn more: cry, unclecry uncle
Also, say uncle. Concede defeat, as in The Serbs appetite the Bosnians to cry uncle, or If you say uncle appropriate now, I'll let you go aboriginal in the abutting game. This byword originated about 1900 as an acute amid school-children who would say, "Cry uncle back you've had abundant (of a beating)." By the mid-1900s it was actuality acclimated figuratively, as in the examples. Learn more: cry, unclecry (or say or yell) uncle
abandonment or accept defeat. North American informal 1989 Guy Vanderhaeghe Homesick Beat him six means to Sunday and he still would never cry uncle or acquiesce that there was an alfresco adventitious of his anytime actuality wrong. Learn more: cry, unclecry/say ˈuncle
(American English) accept that you accept been baffled or defeated: They’re bent to accomplish the President cry uncle in the account debate.Originally, this comes from children’s amateur in which the adolescent has to say the chat ‘uncle’ to accept defeat.Learn more: cry, say, uncle cry
/say uncle Informal To announce a alertness to accord up a action or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle.cry (one's)
eyes/heart out To bawl inconsolably for a continued time.