What does "knuckle under" mean?

To submit to authority or pressure To reluctantly accept someone else's authority.

How do you use "knuckle under" in a sentence?

She refused to knuckle under to their demands. Eventually, he knuckled under. Don't knuckle under to bullies.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★☆☆ Moderate Neutral

Meaning: To submit to authority or pressure

屈从、服从

Someterse a la autoridad o la presión

屈服する、従う

굴복하다, 복종하다

To reluctantly accept someone else's authority.

不情愿地接受他人的权威。

Aceptar a regañadientes la autoridad de otra persona.

しぶしぶ他人の権威を受け入れること。

마지못해 다른 사람의 권위를 받아들이는 것.

Base verb: knuckle

Particle: under

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She refused to knuckle under to their demands.
她拒绝屈从于他们的要求
Ella se negó a someterse a sus exigencias
彼女は彼らの要求に屈服することを拒んだ
그녀는 그들의 요구에 굴복하기를 거부했다.
Eventually, he knuckled under.
最终他屈服了
Al final, él se sometió
結局、彼は屈服した
결국 그는 굴복했다.
Don't knuckle under to bullies.
不要向霸凌者屈服
No te sometas a los acosadores
いじめっ子に屈するな
괴롭히는 사람에게 굴복하지 마.

Context: submission, authority, pressure

Tone: reluctant

From kneeling and placing knuckles on the ground in submission.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal