knock under

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To acknowledge oneself conquered; to submit, to yield. dated,intransitive
    — I pull the second best trigger in this county. I knock under to Natty Bumppo there, sin' he shot the pigeon.
  2. To die. dated,intransitive,slang

词形变化

knocks under present,singular,third-person knocking under participle,present knocked under participle,past knocked under past

词源

Perhaps from the old practice of knocking under the table with the knuckles, when conquered. Compare knuckle under
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