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to knuckle under, to knuckle down
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knuckle down — ► knuckle down 1) apply oneself seriously to a task. 2) (also knuckle under) submit. Main Entry: ↑knuckle … English terms dictionary
knuckle down — verb work very hard, like a slave • Syn: ↑slave, ↑break one s back, ↑buckle down • Derivationally related forms: ↑slave (for: ↑slave), ↑slavery ( … Useful english dictionary
knuckle down (to) — Focus; work hard. ► “MGN is fiercely commercial, and media buyers are predicting that, if the deal goes ahead, the Independent will have to knuckle down under a new commercial regime. (Marketing News, Jan. 27, 1994, p. 1) … American business jargon
knuckle down — Synonyms and related words: accede, accept, acquiesce, assent, be agreeable, buckle down, comply, consent, endeavor, face the music, go all out, go along with, hump, hump it, knock under, knuckle under, lay to, live with it, not resist, obey, ply … Moby Thesaurus
knuckle — (n.) mid 14c., knokel finger joint; any joint of the body, especially a knobby one; morbid lump or swelling; common Germanic (Cf. M.L.G. knökel, M.Du. cnockel, Ger. knöchel), lit. little bone, a dim. of P.Gmc. root *knuck bone (Cf. Ger. Knochen… … Etymology dictionary
knuckle — [nuk′əl] n. [ME knokyl < or akin to MDu & MLowG knokel, dim. of knoke, bone < IE * gneuĝ : for IE base see KNOT1] 1. a) a joint of the finger; esp., the joint connecting a finger to the rest of the hand b) the rounded knob formed by the… … English World dictionary
knuckle — knuck|le1 [ˈnʌkəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: knökel small bone, knuckle ] 1.) your knuckles are the joints in your fingers, including the ones where your fingers join your hands ▪ Her knuckles whitened as she gripped the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
knuckle — knuck|le1 [ nʌkl ] noun count 1. ) usually plural one of the parts where your fingers can bend or where they join your hand 2. ) a piece of meat from an animal s lower leg near the knuckle BRITISH INFORMAL rude and slightly offensive, especially… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
knuckle — 1 noun 1 (C) the joints in your fingers including the ones where your fingers join your hands 2 (C) a piece of meat around the lowest leg joint: a knuckle of pork 3 near the knuckle BrE informal rude, or likely to give offence: Some of his jokes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
knuckle — n 1. finger joint, knucklebone; joint, articulation, geniculation; angle, bend, crook, hook. 2. joint of meat, cut of meat. v 3. knuckle down Informal. apply oneself, exert oneself, lay oneself out, put oneself out; buckle down, get down to, put… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
knuckle — n. & v. n. 1 the bone at a finger joint, esp. that adjoining the hand. 2 a a projection of the carpal or tarsal joint of a quadruped. b a joint of meat consisting of this with the adjoining parts, esp. of bacon or pork. v.tr. strike, press, or… … Useful english dictionary
