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knuckle under

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¡°When the chips are down these people didn¡¯t turn tail and knucle under.¡±

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¡°But I¡¯m not knuckle under to this guy any more. I¡¯m going in and tell him how bad he¡¯s treated me, yell I quit, then walk out and slam the door on him. ¡±

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