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cave in

[for a roof or ceiling] to collapse. The roof of the mine caved in when no one was there. The tunnel caved in on the train.

cave in (to someone or something)

Fig. to give in to someone or something. Finally, the manager caved in to the customer's demands. I refuse to cave in under pressure from my opponent.

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an Aladdin's cave  (British)

a place that contains many interesting or valuable objects (often + of ) We found a shop that was a real Aladdin's cave of beautiful antiques.

the roof caves/falls in  (American)

if the roof caves in, something very bad suddenly happens to you For the first six years of my life I was happy. Then my father died and the roof caved in.

See hit the ceiling, raise the roof

See also: roof

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cave in (to somebody/something)

to agree to something after originally opposing it give in (to somebody/something) If the pressure from your parents becomes too strong, you might cave in and go to graduate school.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cave in (to suddenly fall inward)