What Does It Mean to Get Buckled?
To Bend, Warp, or Crumple, as Under Pressure or Heat. 3. to Give Way; Collapse: My Knees Buckled with Fear. 4. to Succumb, as to Exhaustion or Authority; Give...
To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat. 3. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear. 4. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.
What is buckle slang for?
slang Prepare for what is about to happen, such as danger, excitement, trouble, etc. The boss is in a terrible mood today, so buckle up!
What does it mean when you buckle?
intransitive verb. 1 : to become fastened with a buckle. 2 : to apply oneself with vigor —usually used with down buckle down to the job. 3 : to bend or move usually under the influence of some external agency wheat buckling in the wind. 4 : collapse the props buckled under the strain.