show the white flag
Verb
Meaning
show the white flag (third-person singular simple present shows the white flag, present participle showing the white flag, simple past showed the white flag, past participle shown the white flag or (US also) showed the white flag)
Alternative form of wave the white flag
Synonyms
capitulate
relent
back down
cave in
give way
give in
roll over
climb-down
knuckle under
buckle under
fall in line