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Dictionary of Idioms/Phrasal Verbs

Phrase of the Moment

say (cry) uncle

1. to give up; to surrender; to concede defeat

1. The schoolyard bully twisted Nick’s arm until he said uncle.

2. Joe kept pounding on Jim, trying to get him to holler uncle.

3. Two children were fighting on the playground. The girl grabbed the boy by the hair. The girl told the boy that she wouldn’t let him go until he said uncle. “Uncle, uncle!” cried the boy.

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