We want to reach an agreement, but we won't knuckle under to their demands.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
knuckle under (to someone or something) — in. to give in to or accept someone or something. □ She always refused to knuckle under to anyone. □ You have to knuckle under to the system sometimes … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
knuckle under to something — knuckle under (to (someone/something)) to accept unwillingly what someone or something demands. We want to reach an agreement, but we won t knuckle under to their demands. Related vocabulary: give in to someone/something … New idioms dictionary
knuckle under to — knuckle under (to (someone/something)) to accept unwillingly what someone or something demands. We want to reach an agreement, but we won t knuckle under to their demands. Related vocabulary: give in to someone/something … New idioms dictionary
knuckle under — (to (someone/something)) to accept unwillingly what someone or something demands. We want to reach an agreement, but we won t knuckle under to their demands. Related vocabulary: give in to someone/something … New idioms dictionary
knuckle under — verb consent reluctantly (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑yield, ↑give in, ↑succumb, ↑buckle under • Derivationally related forms: ↑yielding (for: ↑yield) … Useful english dictionary
knuckle under — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms knuckle under : present tense I/you/we/they knuckle under he/she/it knuckles under present participle knuckling under past tense knuckled under past participle knuckled under informal to do what someone… … English dictionary
knuckle under — PHRASAL VERB If you knuckle under, you do what someone else tells you to do or what a situation forces you to do, because you realize that you have no choice. [INFORMAL] [V P] It is arguable whether the rebels will knuckle under... [V P to n] The … English dictionary
knuckle — noun 1》 a part of a finger at a joint where the bone is near the surface. 2》 a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. ↘a joint of meat consisting of such a projection together with the adjoining parts. verb 1》 (knuckle down) … English new terms dictionary
knuckle — knuck|le1 [ˈnʌkəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: knökel small bone, knuckle ] 1.) your knuckles are the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands ▪ Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
knuckle — knuck|le1 [ nʌkl ] noun count 1. ) usually plural one of the parts where your fingers can bend or where they join your hand 2. ) a piece of meat from an animal s lower leg near the knuckle BRITISH INFORMAL rude and slightly offensive, especially… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
