admit defeat

The DOJ, unwilling to admit defeat nor be told what to do, went up to the Supreme Court and asked for an emergency appeal.

Verstappen stayed out and took the lead for two laps, but as the rain intensified, he eventually had to admit defeat and stop.

It took his nephew showing up and begging him to leave for Baxter to lay down the hose and admit defeat.

Yes, her job is here, and no, she can’t work from home, but to her, leaving the city—even briefly, for some fresh air—is to admit defeat.

She pitied his inability to move past his grievances and admit defeat.