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to knuckle under
[phrase form: knuckle]
01
to submit to someone or something's authority
knuckle under
v
Example
The company is knuckling under the pressure from its customers.
The government is knuckling under to the demands of the opposition.
The police chief refused to knuckle under to the demands of the criminals.
The bullies demanded that he knuckle under, but he refused.
She knew she had to knuckle under to her boss if she wanted to keep her job.
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