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buckle under

verb as in capitulate

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Did you buckle under the pressure to perform at the highest level?

They would buckle under the heel of a new, soon-to-be democratic government.

Trust im for makin is wife buckle under; es not a man to stand nonsense from anybody.

She went into her room, opened the cabinet, and hid the buckle under a pile of linen.

For greater lengths or loads the strut tends to bend or buckle under the load.

He knew that if he rose his knees would buckle under him; that if he drew out his revolver it would slip from his palsied fingers.

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On this page you'll find 162 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to buckle under, such as: bow, cave in, cede, concede, defer, and relent.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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