wave (a/the) white flag



wave (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 waved 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 wave a white flag.
See also: flag, wave, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Orrin-Irish
JukkaYOOK-kahFinnish
Rachna-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Maddalenamahd-dah-LE-nahItalian
Djuradja-Serbian
Baber['ba:bə]