buckle down
[verb]
Synonyms: address, apply, bend, devote, direct, give, throw, turn, pitch in, fall to, jump (in or into), set to, wade (in or into)

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buckle down phrasal verb (see also buckle)
to start working very hard
buckle down to
You’d better buckle down to some revision now.

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buckle down
to do the work you need to do.
Schools, parents, and students need to buckle down and find ways to reach the new standards.

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buckle down
to begin to work seriously at something
I have to buckle down and study or I will fail the exam.

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buckle down
v. To give complete attention (to an effort or job); attend.
They chatted idly for a few moments then each buckled down to work.
Jim was fooling instead of studying; so his father told him to buckle down.

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