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1 knuckle
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) nós dos dedos* * *knuck.le[n'∧kəl] n 1 nó dos dedos, junta, articulação. 2 jarrete, curvejão (de quadrúpedes). 3 junta de dobradiça. 4 knuckles soqueira de metal, soco-inglês. to knuckle down 1 empenhar-se a fundo em, trabalhar com afinco. 2 render-se. to knuckle under ceder, admitir derrota. to rap someone’s knuckles admoestar alguém. -
2 knuckle
(a joint of a finger: She hit her hand against the wall and grazed her knuckles.) nó dos dedos
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near the knuckle — phrasal 1. : near the permitted, accepted, or tolerable limit of what can be said or done: as a. : verging on the border line between decency and indecency jokes that were embarrassingly near the knuckle b. : verging on what is offensive or… … Useful english dictionary
near the knuckle — If something is near the knuckle, it is bit explicit or too close to the truth for comfort … The small dictionary of idiomes
near the knuckle — ► near the knuckle Brit. informal verging on being indecent or offensive. Main Entry: ↑knuckle … English terms dictionary
near the knuckle — adjective Risqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety. So near the knuckle, I wonder they got past the censor … Wiktionary
to the knuckle — devoid of resources All the meat has gone: It s to the knuckle. It s not MGM or anything. There s no money. (Bogarde, 1983) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
be near the knuckle — British, informal if a joke or a remark is near the knuckle, it is about sex in a way that some people find offensive. Some of his jokes were a bit near the knuckle and, unfortunately, I was watching the show with my parents … New idioms dictionary
near the knuckle Brit. — near the knuckle Brit. informal verging on the indecent or offensive. → knuckle … English new terms dictionary
near the knuckle — See knuckle, near the … A concise dictionary of English slang
Go the knuckle — fight, especially with the fists … Dictionary of Australian slang
go the knuckle — Australian Slang fight, especially with the fists … English dialects glossary
Knuckle — Knuc kle, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn[ o]chel, Sw. knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.] 1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by the closing… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English