buckle under
Upper Intermediate (B2) neutral
To give up and stop fighting because the pressure is just too much to handle.
"The government finally buckled under public pressure and reversed the unpopular policy."
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Mr Big Albania · 12:42
Make sure you don't buckle under the pressure.
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Marvel Entertainment · 10:56
that can really buckle under the the weight of its own earnestness.