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The phrase "a cave in" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe a situation where someone gives in to pressure or changes their mind after initially resisting.
Example: "After much debate, the committee finally had a cave in and agreed to the proposed changes."
Alternatives: "a concession" or "a capitulation".
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A cave in the Hebrides.
He took off for a cave in the Highlands".
A cave, in other words, is time showing off.
It was found in a cave in south-western Germany.
Troops found the device in a cave in eastern Afghanistan.
Were the Paris gunmen being directed from a cave in the Middle East?
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Little Foot's age ambiguity stems from its final resting place--a cave in Sterkfontein, South Africa.
The deal is a cave-in to America's ever-protectionist textile industry.
Of "Coal" he says: "You can have a cave-in, you can have a flood.
That was interpreted by some as a cave-in by the chancellor.
After a cave-in trapped the miners on Aug. 5, their fate was uncertain, at best.
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