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white flag
This term carries a strong connotation of submission and the cessation of hostilities. In a literal military context, it is a formal signal governed by international customs to initiate negotiations or surrender, where the color white represents neutrality and a lack of weaponry.
In casual or interpersonal contexts, the phrase is used metaphorically to describe the moment someone stops resisting an argument or admits they cannot win a dispute. It often implies a sense of exhaustion or a pragmatic decision to end a conflict rather than a genuine change of heart.
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The defeated army raised a white flag to signal their surrender.
The soldiers watched as the enemy hoisted a white flag above the fortress.
Fine, you win this argument. I am waving the white flag.
He finally waved the white flag after hours of arguing with his boss.
Maybe if I wave a white flag, she will stop yelling at me.
The commander ordered the men to bring out the white flag for negotiations.
I can't believe I'm actually waving the white flag on this project.