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
Askins	['æskinz]
Ayomide	-	Western African, Yoruba
Louise	loo-EEZ (French, English), loo-EE-se (Danish)	French, English, Danish, Swedish, Dutch
Deforrest	də-FAWR-əst	English (Rare)
Bendiks	-	Latvian
Izrail	-	Judeo-Christian Legend