| 单词 | to cry uncle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto cry (also holler, say, etc.) uncle P2. North American colloquial. to cry (also holler, say, etc.) uncle: to acknowledge defeat, to cry for mercy.In quot. 1891 in a humorous context. [Perhaps a folk-etymological alteration of an Irish expression with anacal protection, quarter (Early Irish anacul, anacol, specific use of the verbal noun of aingid protects).] ΚΠ 1891 Iowa City Citizen 9 Oct. 16/3 He found nine of the fowls dead on the floor with their necks wrung, and the parrot standing on the tenth twisting his neck and screaming: ‘Say “uncle”, you beggar! say “uncle”’. 1912 Modesto (Calif.) News 11 May 4/2 (advt.) This Time it is ‘Martie’ Graves and Don Johns who made them say ‘Uncle’. 1939 Amer. Speech 14 267 ‘He hollered “calf rope” or ‘He hollered “uncle”,’ are publishments of his defeat. 1941 B. Schulberg What makes Sammy Run? vi. 139 Kit was the one who did him some good. ‘Okay,’ I said. ‘I'll cry uncle.’ 1972 D. Delman Sudden Death v. 122 ‘Stop it, darling, please.’ ‘Say uncle.’ ‘Uncle.’ 2009 Time Out N.Y. 3 Dec. 38/2 He can heel-kick your groin, bend your arm the wrong way and gouge out your eye before you can say uncle. < as lemmas |
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