white flag

A signal of surrender or defeat; a sign that one going to yield or give up. (From the literal white flag originating in military use, which signaled a protective truce or ceasefire so that negotiations could be arranged.) The president's speech today was seen by many as a white flag regarding his controversial stance on the immigration debate. We've been in negotiations for weeks, but it looks like the other company might finally be ready to wave a white flag.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Janina	yah-NEE-nah (Polish, German), YAH-nee-nah (Finnish)	Polish, Finnish, German, Swedish, Lithuanian
Ji-Hoon	jee-hoon	Korean
JĀZeps	-	Latvian
Pris	PRIS	English
Pia	PEE-ah (Italian, Danish, German)	Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Polish, Slovene, Late Roman
WŁOdzisŁAw	vwaw-JEE-swahf	Polish (Rare)