wave white flag
Signal giving up
To wave a white flag is to signal surrender or admit defeat.
The white flag has been a universal symbol of truce and capitulation in warfare for centuries.
Figuratively, it means giving up on a struggle or conceding an argument: After three hours of debugging, I'm ready to wave the white flag.
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- capitulateYield under pressure
- throw in the towelConcede defeat voluntarily
- yieldProduce or relinquish
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- giving upgive up, giving up, quit, quitting, surrender
- surrendersurrender, surrenders, surrendering, I surrender, capitulate
- Resignationresign, resigned, I give up, I surrender, I concede
- reconciliationreconciliation, reconcile, reconciled, reconciling, making up
- losing phrasesgame over, you lose, lose out, defeated, beaten
wave white flagfight on
Continue resisting or struggling
stand one's ground · fight to the death · hold the line · resist · dig in
wave white flagtriumph
Resounding, celebrated victory
conquer · vanquish · prevail · seize the day · go for the kill
wave white flagpersevere
Continue despite obstacles
persist · soldier on · keep going · never say die · stay the course
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