Pronunciation: /ˈnʌkəl ˈʌndər/
noun a joint of a finger when the fist is clenched
A1 I don't want to knuckle under to my boss's demands.
A2 She refused to knuckle under to peer pressure and stood her ground.
B1 The team decided to knuckle under and accept the new rules.
B2 He was known for his refusal to knuckle under to authority.
C1 Despite the pressure, she never once knuckled under.
C2 The politician's refusal to knuckle under to lobbyists earned him respect.
verb to submit or yield to pressure or authority
A1 I knuckle under to my boss's demands without question.
A2 She always knuckles under to peer pressure and does things she doesn't want to do.
B1 The team decided to knuckle under and work late to finish the project on time.
B2 Despite her strong opinions, she eventually knuckled under and went along with the group decision.
C1 He refused to knuckle under to the threats and stood his ground.
C2 The politician refused to knuckle under to the pressure from lobbyists and stuck to his principles.
formal He refused to knuckle under to the demands of the opposition party.
informal She won't knuckle under to anyone, no matter how powerful they are.
slang I'm not going to knuckle under to that bully!
figurative Sometimes it's better to knuckle under and avoid unnecessary conflict.
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