to-cave-in
🕳️ to-cave-in
Concrete Meaning
To suddenly stop arguing or resisting and submit to pressure, effectively allowing your plan or boundaries to collapse.
💬 Context & Examples
Used in negotiations, parenting, and leadership to describe someone yielding under immense external pressure.
- "After hours of interrogation, the suspect finally caved in and confessed to the crime."
- "The management team refused to increase wages at first, but they eventually caved in to the union's strike demands."
🧠 Pattern Challenge
Test Yourself
What happens physically when a roof or mine shaft "caves in"?
Show Answer
The structure loses its integrity and forcefully collapses inward on itself because it can no longer support the heavy weight pushing down on it from above.