fold like a cheap suit

verb

To give up easily; capitulate.

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fold like a cheap suitcasefold like a cheap tentfold like a lawn chair
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Meanings

verbfold like a cheap suit (third-person singular simple present folds like a cheap suit, present participle folding like a cheap suit, simple past and past participle folded like a cheap suit)

present singular third person folds like a cheap suit · participle present folding like a cheap suit · participle past folded like a cheap suit · past folded like a cheap suit

  1. idiomaticinformalTo give up easily; capitulate.

    Synonyms: fold like a cheap suitcase, fold like a cheap tent, fold like a lawn chair

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo give up easily; capitulate.

Similar
fold like a cheap suitcasefold like a cheap tentfold like a lawn chair
Also see
fold like a cheap suitcasefold like a cheap tentfold like a lawn chairfold under zero pressure
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