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Definition of cave in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cave in

phrasal verb
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cave in (on somebody/something)
  1. (of a roof, wall, etc.) to fall down and towards the centre
    • The ceiling suddenly caved in on top of them.
    related noun cave-in
cave in (to something)
  1. to finally do what somebody wants after you have been strongly opposing them; to accept defeat
    • The president is unlikely to cave in to demands for a public inquiry.
    • In the 86th minute, their defence caved in.
    see also caving
See cave in in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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