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buckle under

/ˈbʌk.əl ˈʌn.dər/

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verb

/ˈbʌk.əl ˈʌn.dər/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения уступки, сдачи или подчинения под давлением, напряжением или властью.

A phrasal verb used to indicate yielding, collapsing, or giving way under pressure, strain, or authority.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, inseparable

  1. Yield or collapse under pressureinformal

    To give in or fail due to stress, pressure, or difficulty.

    ruСдаться под давлением

    • He buckled under the pressure of the final exam.
    • The team buckled under the weight of their opponents' attack.
    • She refused to buckle under the demands of her boss.

    Synonymsbreak downcapitulatecave incollapsecrumplefoldgive waysubmitsuccumbyield

    Antonymsendurepersevereresistwithstand

Forms
  • buckled under past participle
  • buckled under past simple
  • buckling under present participle
  • buckles under third person singular

Base verbbuckle

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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