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2022-05-15 08:05
Hoist (a/the) white flag phrase
To accept defeat and let someone win or take control of something that has been yours until now.
The gunman knew that he couldn't escape, so he hoisted the white flag.
When a posse surrounded my gang and me at that ranch house, we hoisted a white flag.
They tried to talk us into hoisting a white flag, but we will fight until there isn't a single one of us left standing!
1. To cause a person or group to be submissive by weakening or defeating them
2. To disrupt or stop a process or thing
To unwillingly give up control of something
To yield to someone or something.
The verb "hoist" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The first mention of the usage of white flags to surrender is made during the Eastern Han dynasty (AD 25–220).
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To be thankful or grateful for one's good luck usually while avoiding a bad situation
You should count your lucky stars as you managed to avoid that violent car accident.
