holler uncle



holler uncle

 and cry uncle; say uncle
Fig. to admit defeat. Joe kept pounding on Jim, trying to get him to holler uncle. He twisted my arm until I cried uncle.
See also: holler, uncle

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BrittnyBRIT-neeEnglish (Modern)
Dagfinnr-Ancient Scandinavian
Najib-Arabic
TorTOOR (Swedish, Norwegian), TOR (Danish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Rade-Serbian, Croatian
Leith-English (Rare)