white knuckle

white knuckle something

to survive something threatening through strained endurance, that is to say, holding on tight. The flight from New York was terrible. We had to white knuckle the entire flight.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Yannic	-	Breton, French
MainchÍN	-	Irish
Olufunmilayo	o-loo-foo-mee-LIE-o	Western African, Yoruba
Marinda	-	English
Vida (1)	-	Hungarian
Pierre	PYER (French)	French, Swedish