Idiom
strike one's flag
Meaning
To yield, give up, or surrender.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He refused to strike his flag during the argument.”
“After hours of intense negotiation, the company finally decided to strike its flag and accept the competitor's terms.”
“Despite the mounting pressure from his political rivals, the senator refused to strike his flag until the very last vote was counted.”
Examples
simple
“He refused to strike his flag during the argument.”
contextual
“After hours of intense negotiation, the company finally decided to strike its flag and accept the competitor's terms.”
complex
“Despite the mounting pressure from his political rivals, the senator refused to strike his flag until the very last vote was counted.”
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