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Knuckle under   /nˈəkəl ˈəndər/   Listen
Knuckle under

verb
1.
Consent reluctantly.  Synonyms: buckle under, give in, succumb, yield.






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"Knuckle under" Quotes from Famous Books



... place is at present a stranger. There's a Peel,—but enough! if you're a virtuoso You'll see for yourself, and next month you may do so; When, if you don't say this New House is a wonder, We're Dutchmen—that's all!—and at once knuckle under. ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, Complete • Various



Words linked to "Knuckle under" :   yield, succumb, buckle under, bow, defer, submit, consent, accept, accede, give in, go for



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