"fold under zero pressure" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: folds under zero pressure [present, singular, third-person], folding under zero pressure [participle, present], folded under zero pressure [participle, past], folded under zero pressure [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fold under zero pressure (third-person singular simple present folds under zero pressure, present participle folding under zero pressure, simple past and past participle folded under zero pressure)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To give up without or with little reason. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: fold like a cheap suitcase, fold like a cheap tent, fold like a lawn chair, fold like a cheap suit
    Sense id: en-fold_under_zero_pressure-en-verb-tgE3eDvZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Zero
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          "ref": "2025 November 4, chronosalfa, Reddit, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2026:",
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          "ref": "2025 December 5, @tooruless, Twitter, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2026:",
          "text": "folded under ZERO pressure by the way. nobody forced bro to say this",
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        "(idiomatic, informal) To give up without or with little reason."
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