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buckle down
verb
- informal.intr, adverb to apply oneself with determination
to buckle down to a job
Idioms and Phrases
Set to work, apply oneself with determination, as in All right, we'll buckle down now and study for exams . Originating about 1700 as buckle to , the expression gained currency with the football song “Buckle-Down, Winsocki†(from the Broadway musical comedy Best Foot Forward , 1941). [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
These days, her family is buckling down, worried about job security, and a possible economic downturn, which experts believe could be more likely because of US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
“She’s a sophomore who has really become a leader on the court and buckled down,†Alexander said.
Players took the words right out of his mouth, he said, barking to each other about buckling down on defense and limiting fouls.
The Lynx buckled down after that with an 11-0 run of their own and were well on their way to a 2-0 record on the young season, both wins coming at Seattle’s expense.
But Kobe wasn’t about excuses, so I buckled down and shot some more.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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