buckle under
Example Sentences
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"Beijing recognises strength and could calculate that she has more staying power than anticipated and had not buckled under pressure, and therefore will have to somehow deal with her," Heng told AFP.
From Barron's
When it rains, moisture seeps into fissures in the road and weakens the asphalt, which can break apart and buckle under the weight of passing cars and trucks.
From Los Angeles Times
As the state-backed property giant buckles under the weight of its debt, the government has so far refrained from stepping in.
Chinese food-delivery giant Meituan swung into the red for the first time in nearly three years, buckling under the costs of a brutal price war.
Treasurys sparked alarm that the bond market might finally be buckling under the pressure of outsize U.S. borrowing.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
