buckle under

Idioms and Phrases

Give way, collapse owing to stress, as in One more heavy snowfall and the roof may buckle under , or She buckled under the strain of two jobs . [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

He did not buckle under pressure from Miller and shrugged off huge right hands from Hrgovic, winning both crucial fights inside the distance.

From BBC

Lower-income households in particular have begun to buckle under the pressure of still-high inflation.

From Seattle Times

Now, for the first time in the field, CIRES-led research shows that ice shelves don't just buckle under the weight of meltwater lakes -- they fracture.

From Science Daily

Clinics in states that have less restrictive abortion bans are worried that their clinics might “buckle” under the pressure caused by Florida, or they won’t be able to support the influx.

From Salon

Now, clinics in states that have less restrictive abortion bans are worried that their clinics might “buckle” under the pressure caused by Florida, or they won’t be able to support the influx.

From Salon

Related Words

• abandon
• back down
• capitulate
• cave in
• cease
• cede
• comply
• concede
• give up
• hand over
• pull out
• quit
• relinquish
• submit
• surrender
• yield