holler uncle
holler uncle
To admit defeat or plead for mercy, especially in an informal physical contest of some kind. The brothers often play fought, but it was invariably the younger of the two who had to holler uncle by the end.
See also: holler, uncle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
holler uncle
and cry uncle; say uncleFig. to admit defeat. Joe kept pounding on Jim, trying to get him to holler uncle. He twisted my arm until I cried uncle.
See also: holler, uncle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- cry uncle
- cry/say uncle
- say uncle
- say uncle, to
- place (oneself) at (someone's) mercy
- throw (oneself) on/at (someone's) mercy
- throw (oneself) on/at the mercy of (someone)
- throw (oneself) upon the mercy of (someone)
- throw oneself at the mercy of some authority
- throw yourself on somebody's mercy