"fold like a cheap suit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: folds like a cheap suit [present, singular, third-person], folding like a cheap suit [participle, present], folded like a cheap suit [participle, past], folded like a cheap suit [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fold like a cheap suit (third-person singular simple present folds like a cheap suit, present participle folding like a cheap suit, simple past and past participle folded like a cheap suit)
  1. (idiomatic, informal) To give up easily; capitulate. Tags: idiomatic, informal Synonyms: fold like a cheap suitcase, fold like a cheap tent, fold like a lawn chair Related terms: lie like a cheap rug
    Sense id: en-fold_like_a_cheap_suit-en-verb-qkUFmAnC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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