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.
See also: knuckle, white

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
TanziTAN-zeeEnglish (Rare)
Aliaksandr-Belarusian
Sajjad-Arabic
Antiochus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Glykeria-Greek
Tahmid-Arabic