yield to pressure



yield to pressure

To give into outside forces urging someone to do something. Sally wasn't even going to apply for that boring job, but she yielded to pressure from her mother and submitted her resume nonetheless.
See also: pressure, yield

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Cecil['sesl]
Avraamu-Old Church Slavic
Freda['fri:də]
KatariinaKAH-tah-ree:-nah (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Palle-Danish
GotthilfGAWT-hilfGerman