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• cry (or say) uncle N. Amer. — cry (or say) uncle N. Amer. informal surrender or admit defeat. → uncle …   English new terms dictionary

• say\ uncle — • say uncle • cry uncle v. phr. informal To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle. The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. The other team was… …   Словарь американских идиом

• say uncle — (USA) If you say uncle, you admit defeat. ( Cry uncle is an alternative form.) …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• say uncle — also[cry uncle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. * /Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle./ * /The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. / * /The other… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• say uncle — also[cry uncle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. * /Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle./ * /The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. / * /The other… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• say uncle — (USA)    If you say uncle, you admit defeat. ( Cry uncle is an alternative form.)   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• cry uncle — cry (or say) uncle informal surrender or admit defeat …   Useful english dictionary

• uncle — noun 1》 the brother of one s father or mother or the husband of one s aunt.     ↘informal an unrelated adult male friend of a child s parents. 2》 archaic, informal a pawnbroker. Phrases cry (or say) uncle N. Amer. informal surrender or admit… …   English new terms dictionary

• cry\ uncle — • say uncle • cry uncle v. phr. informal To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. Bob fought for five minutes, but he had to say uncle. The bully twisted Jerry s arm and said, Cry uncle. The other team was… …   Словарь американских идиом

• uncle — [uŋ′kəl] n. [OFr < L avunculus, one s mother s brother, dim. of * avo < IE * awos , maternal grandfather > OE eam, OHG oheim, uncle, L avus, grandfather] 1. the brother of one s father or mother 2. the husband of one s aunt 3. [Old… …   English World dictionary

• cry uncle — See: SAY UNCLE …   Dictionary of American idioms