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knuckle under

idiom

To cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so.


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Related idioms2entries
  1. 01

    knuckle down

    To get to work; to focus on a task.

  2. 02

    knuckle dragger

    A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.

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