knuckling under

English - Turkish

Definition of knuckling under in English Turkish dictionary

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knuckle under

{f} teslim olmak

knuckle under

yelkenleri suya indirmek

knuckle under

boyun eğmek

knuckle under

teslim ol

knuckle under

{f} pes etmek

English - English

Definition of knuckling under in English English dictionary

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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

Hyphenation

knuckling un·der