hold/put your hands up

Related to word: hand

Idiom

Definition

  1. To acknowledge the truth of something negative or to admit to making a mistake.

    承認錯誤

    • I have to hold my hands up; I was wrong about this.

      我必須承認;我在這件事上錯了。

    • When questioned, he held his hands up and admitted he hadn't done his homework.

      當被質問時,他承認他沒有完成作業。

    • She put her hands up and admitted that being late was her fault.

      她承認遲到是她的錯。