knuckle under
US /ˈnʌkəl ˈʌndɚ/
・UK /ˈnʌkl ˈʌndə/
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phr.v.To yield or submit to pressure or authority
He knuckled under pressure and agreed to the demands.
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Capehart and Continetti on the White House press secretary's quick exit
- This is just one more piece in an ongoing effort by the United States and by President Trump to make Volodymyr Zelensky—make him knuckle under to the pressures and the whims and the desires of Vladimir Putin.
This is just one more piece in an ongoing effort by the United States and by President Trump to make Volodymyr Zelensky—make him knuckle under to the pressures and the whims and the desires of Vladimir Putin.
PBS News Hour full episode, Oct. 16, 2026
- This is just one more piece in an ongoing effort by the United States and by President Trump to make Volodymyr Zelensky, make him knuckle under to the pressures and the whims and the desires of Vladimir Putin.
This is just one more piece in an ongoing effort by the United States and by President Trump to make Volodymyr Zelensky, make him knuckle under to the pressures and the whims and the desires of Vladimir Putin.