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Meanings of
knuckle under
in English
Portuguese
sucumbir
Catalan
consentir
Spanish
conceder
Back to the meaning
Consent reluctantly.
yield
succumb
give in
buckle under
Portuguese
sucumbir
Usage of
knuckle under
in English
1
Don't want no woman that kin make horse-flesh like that
knuckle
under
.
2
You don't suppose one Thesiger was going to
knuckle
under
to another.
3
And I don't intend to
knuckle
under
to a fatbellied pickpocket.
4
Samual Aleksandrovich watched the old director
knuckle
under
,
even feeling a slight sympathy.
5
Pretend to
knuckle
under
,
pretend that to survive she'd do whatever he wanted.
6
He put his
knuckle
under
her chin and gently forced her head up.
7
I know how to make you
knuckle
under
,
and I shall do it!
8
Do you think I'm going to
knuckle
under
to a woman like that?
9
We had to
knuckle
under
the whole of the time, to the civil authorities.
10
Refusing to
knuckle
under
to despair, her gaze swept the outside of the building.
11
But I'm not the kind of man to
knuckle
under
.
12
You'll have to
knuckle
under
,
Paddy, and eat humble pie.
13
She nodded, ran a
knuckle
under
each eye, and wiped them on her pants.
14
Do you really think that I am going to
knuckle
under
to a time clock?
15
And what is more, Dick Rover, don't you expect me to
knuckle
under
to you.
16
They refused to
knuckle
under
,
to give in.
Other examples for "knuckle under"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
knuckle
under
knuckle
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
knuckle under
Portuguese
sucumbir
curvar-se ao peso de
desistir
consentir
ceder
Catalan
consentir
concedir
cedir
Spanish
conceder
consentir
claudicar
doblegarse
ceder
Knuckle under
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Knuckle under
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