say uncle
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Making one of them say uncle and going public about it demonstrates that proposition.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2025
In fact, they've been fighting it out with the IRS for quite a few years now, refusing to say "uncle".
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2014
He was trying to make me say uncle everyday but I wouldn't do it.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2013
Her hair, sprayed and sculpted a thousand times, softened down into a pangloss of wishful thinking, making nature say uncle.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was trying not to say "uncle," which was what he was waiting for.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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