cry uncle

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[say uncle] also [cry uncle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To say that you surrender; admit that you have lost; admit a defeat; give up. * /Bob fought for five minutes, but […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[sure-enough] {adj.} Real; genuine. * /Rick found a sure-enough nickel./ * /Martha's uncle gave her a sure-enough pearl on a little gold chain./ * /Jane's uncle is a sure-enough cowboy./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

first cousin

[first cousin] {n.} The child of your aunt or uncle. * /Tom's only first cousin was Ralph, the son of his Uncle John./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[strike it rich] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure. * /The old prospector panned gold for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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