show (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 showed 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 show a white flag.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gautier	-	French
Karmela	-	Croatian
Chandler	['tʃa:ndlə]
Boyana	-	Bulgarian
Lincoln	['liŋkən]
Eleutherius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)