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white flagˌwhite ˈflag noun [countable] - A white flag would mean the baby was a boy, and it was safe to return.
- All John Smith had done was put up the white flag.
- But the men pulled a white flag and later surrendered in the presence of a priest.
- Eventually Watney's waved the white flag, and Maxwell Joseph had acquired the brewery he wanted.
- In mid-afternoon, Salisbury was back under his white flag.
- They made a white flag and left by car.
► wave/raise/show etc the white flag Despite the loss, the team refuses to wave the white flag and give up on the season. a sign that you accept that you have failed or been defeated → surrenderwave/raise/show etc the white flag Despite the loss, the team refuses to wave the white flag and give up on the season. |