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
Teodors	-	Latvian
Micah	MIE-kə (English)	Biblical, English
Nastya	-	Russian
Frederick	FRED-ə-rik, FRED-rik	English
Noora	NO:-rah	Finnish
Edi	-	Slovene, Croatian