wave the white flag
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English
35
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To indicate to an opposing force that one is surrendering.
Example Sentences
- "Then it was seen how perilous was the situation of the Boer snipers. . . . There was no escape for them save across the open. It says much for their courage that they took that perilous choice rather than wave the white flag, which would have ensured their safety."
- "I started in with a fine left-hander on his right eye. Liverpool had been a fighter once, but dissipation and bad company had taken the nerve out of him. In ten minutes I had him lying on the sand waving the white flag."
- "Last week the Herald waved the white flag, editorialized: "In view of the Professor's unfortunate exposé of Boston newspaper punditing, we have little alternative but to follow his advice.""
- "The Louisiana governor accused the president of “waving the white flag” on the American economy."