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buckle under

1. Lit. [for something] to collapse. With heavy trucks on it, the bridge buckled under. The table buckled under.

2. Fig. [for someone] to collapse or give in under the burden of heavy demands or great anxiety. With so much to worry about, she buckled under. I was afraid she would buckle under.

See also: buckle

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Byline: By Iain HAMMILL SIMON DYSON insists he won't buckle under the pressure after having his lead wiped out in the Indonesian Open - because he didn't even know he was in front. Golf: NERVY DYSON HAS TO BUCKLE DOWN by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) Byline: By Iain HAMMILL SIMON DYSON insists he won't buckle under the pressure after having his lead wiped out in the Indonesian Open - because he didn't even know he was in front. Golf: NERVY DYSON HAS TO BUCKLE DOWN by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)			brush against brush aside brush away brush by brush down brush off brush over brush up brush with death brush-off bubble bubble over bubble up buck buck for buck naked buck off buck stops here buck the system buck the trend buck up bucket buckle buckle down buckle in buckle under buckle up bud bud out budding genius buddy buddy up budge an inch budget for buff buff down buff up buffet bug bug off bug out buggy build build a better mousetrap build a case build bridges build castles in the air build down build hopes on build in build into			buckjumped buckjumped buckjumper buckjumper buckjumpers buckjumpers buckjumping buckjumping buckjumps buckjumps Buckland Buckland Buckland Community Centre Buckland, William Buckland, William bucklandite Bucklands Beach Yacht Club buckle buckle buckle buckle buckle down buckle down buckle down buckle fern buckle fold buckle in buckle on buckle plate buckle to buckle under buckle up buckle up buckle up Buckle Up New York Buckle, Henry Thomas Buckle, Inc. buckled buckled buckled buckled down buckled down buckled up buckled up Buckled Zones buckler buckler Buckler (weapon) Buckler (weapon) buckler fern buckler ferns buckler mustard Buckler thorn Buckler-headed bucklered bucklered bucklering bucklering bucklers bucklers buckles

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