"knuckle under" meaning in All languages combined

See knuckle under on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-knuckle under.ogg Forms: knuckles under [present, singular, third-person], knuckling under [participle, present], knuckled under [participle, past], knuckled under [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} knuckle under (third-person singular simple present knuckles under, present participle knuckling under, simple past and past participle knuckled under)
  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive Synonyms: fall in line Translations (to cooperate or yield when forced or pressured to do so): doblar el espinazo (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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