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holler uncle
(redirected from Cry Uncle)

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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


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If your CCTV security cameras at home are positioned in all possible entries a thief might use, the likelihood of recording their movements, their physical build, and even their faces are high but seizing them on the spot before they can cry uncle is not always successful.
Surely, though, motorists, refiners, and even Chinese bureaucrats would have to cry uncle at a certain price.
Now it’s up to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a man who has refused to cry uncle in past confrontations with the mayor.
 
 
 
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