say uncle

[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 team was beating us, but we wouldn't say uncle./

Compare: GIVE IN.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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