hoist (a/the) white flag

To offer a sign of surrender or defeat; to yield or give in. After the prosecutors brought forward their newest evidence, the defendant hoisted the white flag and agreed to the plea bargain. We've been in negotiations for weeks, but it looks like the other company might finally be ready to hoist a white flag.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cokkie	-	Dutch
Terezija	-	Slovene, Croatian
Liina	LEE:-nah	Finnish
Gunhild	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Titiana	-	Ancient Roman
Imma	-	Italian, Catalan