be near the knuckle Idiom, Proverb

get your knuckles rapped

be punished, get hell, get shit If I forget to register my guns, I'll get my knuckles rapped.

knuckle down

work harder, achieve more If you knuckle down and study, you can pass this exam.

knuckle under

yield, submit The union finally knuckled under the pressure and ended the strike.

knucklehead

one who does not think, doughhead What a knucklehead! He made the same mistake ten times.

rap your knuckles

(See get your knuckles rapped)

white knuckles

a tense feeling, acute worry Driving through fog is scary - it's white knuckles all the way.

knuckle up

to prepare to fight, by closing and raising ones fists

rap one's knuckles

Idiom(s): rap one's knuckles

Theme: PUNISHMENT - LIGHT

to punish someone slightly.
• She rapped his knuckles for whispering too much.
• Don't rap my knuckles. I didn't do it.

knuckle under to

Idiom(s): knuckle under (to sb or sth)

Theme: YIELDING

to submit to someone or something; to yield or give in to someone or something. (Informal.)
• You have to knuckle under to your boss if you expect to keep your job.
• I'm too stubborn to knuckle under.

get one's knuckles rapped

Idiom(s): get one's knuckles rapped

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to receive punishment.
• I got my knuckles rapped for whispering too much.
• You will have your knuckles rapped if you are not careful.

be abreast the knuckle

To be acceptable to affront others, abnormally due to actuality sexually absolute or suggestive. A: "What did you anticipate of the awards commemoration aftermost night?" B: "I begin the presenter's jokes to be too abreast the address for my taste." If you appetite to be a abundant comedian, you can't be abashed of actuality abreast the address from time to time.Learn more: knuckle, near

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get one's second wind get one's sea legs get one's say get one's own way get one's number get one's nose out of one's business get one's money's worth get one's knuckles rapped get one's just deserts get one's hooks into get one's head above water get one's hands on get one's hands dirty get one's goat get one's foot in the door get one's fingers burned