We want to reach an agreement, but we won't knuckle under to their demands.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
knuckle under (to something) — ˌknuckle ˈunder (to sb/sth) derived (informal) to accept sb else s authority Main entry: ↑knucklederived … Useful english dictionary
knuckle under to someone — 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 (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 — {v. phr.} To do something because you are forced to do it. * /Bobby refused to knuckle under to the bully./ Compare: GIVE IN … Dictionary of American idioms
knuckle under — {v. phr.} To do something because you are forced to do it. * /Bobby refused to knuckle under to the bully./ Compare: GIVE IN … Dictionary of American idioms
knuckle\ under — v. phr. To do something because you are forced to do it. Bobby refused to knuckle under to the bully. Compare: give in … Словарь американских идиом
knuckle — [nuk′əl] n. [ME knokyl < or akin to MDu & MLowG knokel, dim. of knoke, bone < IE * gneuĝ : for IE base see KNOT1] 1. a) a joint of the finger; esp., the joint connecting a finger to the rest of the hand b) the rounded knob formed by the… … English World dictionary
