knuckled under

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Definition of knuckled under in English English dictionary

knuckle under
To yield or cooperate when pressured or forced to do so

Nothing shall induce me! he said. . . . The man is a ruffian. I won't knuckle under to him!.

knuckle under
{f} surrender, give in
knuckle under
If you knuckle under, you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you to do, because you realize that you have no choice. It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under The United States, he said, did not knuckle under to demands. = give in, buckle under
knuckled under

    Hyphenation

    knuckled un·der

    Turkish pronunciation

    nʌkıld ʌndır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnəkəld ˈəndər/ /ˈnʌkəld ˈʌndɜr/
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