acknowledge the corn

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von acknowledge the corn im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To acknowledge defeat or admit to a mistake; to cop a plea; to admit to a small error but not a larger one

They had simply to acknowledge the corn, round up, and — vamoose; then, so soon as the soldiers had gone back to the fort, there was no law to prevent their returning.

Silbentrennung

ac·knowl·edge the corn

Türkische aussprache

äknälîc dhi kôrn

Aussprache

/akˈnäləʤ ᴛʜē ˈkôrn/ /ækˈnɑːlɪʤ ðiː ˈkɔːrn/

Etymologie

() By folk tale, attributed to an instance of a man who stole several horses and the corn to feed them but in court only admitted to stealing the corn.