| 单词 | buckle under |
| 释义 | buckle underphrasal verb See full dictionary entry for buckleIf you buckle under to a person or a situation, you do what they want you to do, even though you do not want to do it. If he yelled and screamed, my parents buckled under and gave him whatever he wanted. [VERB PARTICLE] buckle under in American English to give in; yield; submit Synonyms of 'buckle under'give in, yield, concede, submit More Synonyms of buckle under (phrasal verb) They accused her of buckling under to pressure groups. Synonyms give in My parents gave in and let me go to the camp. yield She yielded to general pressure. concede The government has never conceded that territory to the rebels. submit If I submitted to their demands, they would not press the allegations. surrender We'll never surrender to the terrorists. succumb cave in (informal) capitulate The club eventually capitulated and granted equal rights to women. Nearby words of |
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