"Raise the white flag" nghĩa là gì?

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"Raise the white flag" = phất/vẫy cờ trắng -> nghĩa là đầu hàng, bị đánh bại/khuất phục..

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In 2019, the unifying (thống nhất) symbol of our country has become a red flag for grievances (bất bình) both past and present. Enough Americans now view the Betsy Ross flag as a sign of repression (ngăn chặn) for Nike to raise the white flag of surrender and withdraw the Air Max 1 USA shoe from the market. This says more about modern American values than it does about the values upon which America was founded.

The visitors were first to raise the white flag in the second half with two scores from Cathal Doherty and Joe McKinney. Hunter added to his first half tally with a good strike (tấn công) from the right. This was followed by two McBrearty scores, one from a free.

It’s time to raise the white flag regarding (về việc) this year’s attempted countywide reassessment and we implore (cầu khẩn) the Tax Commission to show Bannock County officials some mercy (nhân từ) by agreeing that in order to restore the community’s confidence in its county government, a fresh start is needed.

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