acknowledge the corn

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Definition of acknowledge the corn in English English dictionary

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.

Hyphenation

ac·knowl·edge the corn

Turkish pronunciation

äknälîc dhi kôrn

Pronunciation

/akˈnäləʤ ᴛʜē ˈkôrn/ /ækˈnɑːlɪʤ ðiː ˈkɔːrn/

Etymology

() 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.