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white flag
–noun
—Idiom| 1. | an all-white banner or piece of cloth, used as a symbol of surrender or truce. |
| 2. | hoist, show, or wave the white flag, to give up; weaken; yield. |
Origin:
1590–1600
1590–1600

Related forms:
white-flag, adjective
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| white flag n. A white cloth or flag signaling truce or surrender. |
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