GIVE IN
PHRASES
..20C — DEAD AND WON’T LIE DOWN refusing to give in → Aust. sl.
VERBS
1551 — GIVE OVER ONE’S TACKLING to ‘lay down one’s arms’, to surrender, to give in → obs.
1562 — CRY CREAK to confess oneself beaten or in error; to give in → obs.
1735 — KNUCKLE — KNUCKLE DOWN — KNUCKLE UNDER to acknowledge oneself beaten, to give in; to submit
..E19 — FLUNK to give in; to back down or renege in a cowardly manner → US sl.
1839 — DIE NESH to give in easily; to give up an enterprise readily → Eng. dial.
1859 — CRY CALF-ROPE — HOLLER CALF-ROPE — SAY CALF-ROPE to plead for mercy or admit defeat; to say uncle; to give in, to surrender; to capitulate, esp. in children’s games → US sl.
1863 — BAG ONE’S HEAD to cover one’s head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat → Amer. sl.
1864 — CHUCK UP to give up, to give in, to yield → colloq.
1876 — CHUCK UP THE SPONGE to give in, to surrender → UK sl.
..L19 — TAKE IT LYING DOWN to give in without a fight, to act weakly
1905 — TAKE THE GAP to yield, to give in → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1915 — CHUCK IN THE TOWEL to give in, to surrender → sl., orig. boxing usage
1930 — COP A PLEA to give in, to surrender, to compromise → sl. orig. US
1984 — BAG ONE’S FACE to cover one’s head with bag, hence, to give in, to back off, to admit defeat → Amer. sl.
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