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cave in
— Phrasal Verb with cave /keɪv/ verbDefinition
FALL › If a ceiling, roof, or other structure caves in, it breaks and falls into the space below.
AGREE › to agree to something that you were against before, after someone has persuaded you or made you afraid: The company has finally caved in to the demands of the unions.
(Definition of cave in from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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