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Idiom - White Flag
- A sign of surrender or defeat; a sign that one is going to yield or give up.
(From the literal white flag originating in military use, which signaled a protective truce or ceasefire so that negotiations could be arranged.)
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The president's speech today was seen by many as a white flag regarding his controversial stance on the immigration debate.
We've been in negotiations for weeks, but it looks like the other company might finally be ready to wave a white flag.
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Surrender
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We let the waters rise
We drifted to survive
I needed you to stay
But I let you drift away
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My love where are you?
My love where are you?
Whenever you're ready, whenever you're ready
Whenever you're ready, whenever you're ready
Can we, can we surrender?
Can we, can we surrender?
I surrender
No one will win this time
I just want you back
I'm running to your side
Flying my white flag, my white flag
My love where are you?
My love where are you?
Whenever you're ready, whenever you're ready
Whenever you're ready, whenever you're ready
Can we, can we surrender?
Can we, can we surrender?
I surrender
I surrender