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knuckle under
phrasal verb with knuckleverbuk /ˈnʌk.əl/ us /ˈnʌk.əl/
informal
to accept someone's power over you and do what they tell you to do屈服；认输
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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admit defeatphrase
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say
say uncleidiom
tail
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knuckle under | American Dictionary
knuckle under
phrasal verb with knuckleverb
infml
to give up power or control:
The other side is not ready to negotiate, but we won’t knuckle under to their demands.
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