to buckle under
1buckle under — verb consent reluctantly • Syn: ↑yield, ↑give in, ↑succumb, ↑knuckle under • Derivationally related forms: ↑yielding (for: ↑yield) …
2buckle under — PHRASAL VERB If 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. [V P to n] Protesters accused Wilson of buckling under to right wing religious groups... [V P] If he yelled and… …
3buckle under — quit, lose, not try, give up We re losing, but we won t buckle under. We won t quit …
4buckle under — give way, yield …
5buckle — buckle1 [buk′əl] n. [ME bokel, a buckle, boss of a shield < OFr bocle < LL bucula, beaver, shield < L buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, dim. of bucca, cheek: see BUCCAL] 1. a clasp on one end of a strap or belt for fastening the other… …
6buckle — buck|le1 [ˈbʌkəl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(bend)¦ 2¦(knees/legs)¦ 3¦(do something you do not want)¦ 4¦(fasten)¦ Phrasal verbs buckle down buckle up ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(BEND)¦ [I and T] to become bent or curved because of heat or pressure, or to make something… …
7buckle — I n. 1) to fasten a buckle 2) to undo, unfasten a buckle 3) a brass buckle II v. (D; intr.) ( to collapse ) to buckle under (to buckle under severe pressure) * * * [ bʌk(ə)l] unfasten a buckle a brass buckle to fasten a buckle to undo (D; intr.)… …
8buckle — I UK [ˈbʌk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms buckle : present tense I/you/we/they buckle he/she/it buckles present participle buckling past tense buckled past participle buckled 1) buckle or buckle up [intransitive/transitive] to fasten a buckle, or to… …
9buckle — buck|le1 [ bʌkl ] noun count a metal object through which a STRAP is passed to fasten a belt, shoe, bag, etc. buckle buck|le 2 [ bʌkl ] verb 1. ) buckle or buckle up intransitive or transitive to fasten a buckle, or be fastened with a buckle: The …
10buckle — [[t]bʌ̱k(ə)l[/t]] buckles, buckling, buckled 1) N COUNT A buckle is a piece of metal or plastic attached to one end of a belt or strap, which is used to fasten it. He wore a belt with a large brass buckle. 2) VERB When you buckle a belt or strap …
