knuckle under

knuckle under
phrasal verb [intransitive]
Word forms "knuckle under":
present tense I/you/we/they knuckle under he/she/it knuckles under present participle knuckling under past tense knuckled under past participle knuckled under informal
to do what someone tells you to do

He wasn't going to knuckle under to some woman.


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  • knuckle under to — knuckle under (to (someone/something)) to accept unwillingly what someone or something demands. We want to reach an agreement, but we won t knuckle under to their demands. Related vocabulary: give in to someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

  • knuckle under — (to (someone/something)) to accept unwillingly what someone or something demands. We want to reach an agreement, but we won t knuckle under to their demands. Related vocabulary: give in to someone/something …   New idioms dictionary

  • knuckle under — knuc kle un der, v. i. To yield; to submit; usually used with to. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • knuckle under — index succumb Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • knuckle under — verb consent reluctantly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑yield, ↑give in, ↑succumb, ↑buckle under • Derivationally related forms: ↑yielding (for: ↑yield) …   Useful english dictionary

  • knuckle under — v. (D; intr.) ( to submit ) to knuckle under to (to knuckle under to an aggressor) * * * (D; intr.) ( to submit ) to knuckle under to (to knuckle under to an aggressor) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • knuckle under — PHRASAL VERB 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. [INFORMAL] [V P] It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under... [V P to n] The …   English dictionary

  • knuckle under — {v. phr.} To do something because you are forced to do it. * /Bobby refused to knuckle under to the bully./ Compare: GIVE IN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • knuckle under — {v. phr.} To do something because you are forced to do it. * /Bobby refused to knuckle under to the bully./ Compare: GIVE IN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • knuckle under — verb To yield or cooperate when pressured or forced to do so. Nothing shall induce me! he said. . . . The man is a ruffian. I wont knuckle under to him! Syn: fall in line …   Wiktionary

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