- holler uncle
- holler uncle & 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.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
holler uncle
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