knuckle under

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to give in reluctantly to pressure or authority

   Phrasal verb · Intransitive

   knuckle under / knuckle under to someone/something

   Usage: Use no direct object. An optional authority or pressure follows to: knuckle under to management.

   The workers refused to knuckle under when management threatened further cuts.

   Sources and attribution

   OpenAI Codex authors; independent AI editorial review recorded in the corpus review archive. — Original project editorial material; cleared for The Missing Workbook

   • The Missing Workbook: original construction review

   The workers refused to knuckle under when management threatened further cuts.

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