knuckle under
Third Person
knuckles under
Present Participle
knuckling under
Past Tense
knuckled under
Past Participle
knuckled under
1
to submit to someone or something's authority
- The police chief refused to knuckle under to the demands of the criminals.
- The company is knuckling under the pressure from its customers.
- The government is knuckling under to the demands of the opposition.
- She knew she had to knuckle under to her boss if she wanted to keep her job.
- The bullies demanded that he knuckle under, but he refused.
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