"The MLB negotiations are enough to make a fan cry uncle, and maybe that’s the point"From the headline of this article at Boston.com.
上記の文で、cry uncleの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "cry uncle" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
降参するcry uncleの他にsay uncleとyell uncleともいうことがあります。
Answer
According to The Free Dictionary :To admit defeat or plead for mercy, especially in an informal physical contest of some kind.
Examples
- They ganged up on him in the schoolyard and made him say uncle.
- The brothers often play fought, but it was invariably the younger of the two who had to cry uncle by the end.
- They’re determined to make the President cry uncle in the budget debate.
- She was nagging his boyfriend until he cried uncle。
- If you say uncle right now, I'll let you go first in the next game.
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