He folded like a cheap suit when the boss started shouting.
fold like a cheap suit
idiomTo give up easily; capitulate.
The team was winning, but they folded like a cheap suit once the pressure increased in the final minutes.
Despite his initial bravado during the debate, the candidate folded like a cheap suit the moment his opponent presented the evidence.
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and the like
And other similar items; et cetera.
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bag of fruit
[Cockney slang]suit
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be like
To say.
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birthday suit
Nakedness, unclothed skin; an exposure of a human's natural anatomy without clothing.
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built like a brick outhouse
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shipyard
Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.
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built like a brick shithouse
Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.
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cheap drunk
Someone who is easily intoxicated.