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buckle down

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verbwork very hard

Word Origin & History

"spiked metal ring for holding a belt, etc., c.1300, bukel, from Old French bocle "boss (of a shield)," then "shield," then by further extension "buckle, metal ring," (12c., Modern French boucle), from Latin buccula "cheek strap of a helmet," in Late Latin "boss of a shield," diminutive of bucca "cheek" (see bouche).

Example Sentences for buckle down

Why not be content with his little success and buckle down to his profession?

You buckle down and attend to your work for a spell, thats my advice to you.

That much accomplished, now he could buckle down for the big fight.

All the same, when I buckle down to my job, I'm not such a bad hand at it.

The grim resolution of the people to buckle down and win it.

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Synonyms for buckle down

verb work very hard

address
apply oneself
attend to
bend
concentrate on
dedicate oneself to
devote oneself to
exert oneself
get serious
give
give oneself over to
keep close to
keep one's mind on
knuckle down
launch into
occupy oneself with
pitch in
plunge into
put one's hand to the plow
put one's nose to the grindstone
set to
swing into action
take the bull by the horns
throw
turn

Antonyms for buckle down

be lazy
ignore
relax

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verb. work hard

address
be diligent
be industrious
bear down
bend
buckle down
commit
concentrate
dedicate
devote
dig
direct
give
give all one's got
give best shot
give old college try
grind
hammer away
hit the ball
hustle
knuckle down
make effort
peg away
persevere
plug
pour it on
pull out all stops
scratch
study
sweat
throw
try
turn

applying

verb. work hard

address
be diligent
be industrious
bear down
bend
buckle down
commit
concentrate
dedicate
devote
dig
direct
give
give all one's got
give best shot
give old college try
grind
hammer away
hit the ball
hustle
knuckle down
make effort
peg away
persevere
plug
pour it on
pull out all stops
scratch
study
sweat
throw
try
turn

attack

verb. set to work

buckle down
deal with
dive into
plunge into
set to
start in on
tackle
take up
tear into

attacking

verb. set to work

buckle down
deal with
dive into
plunge into
set to
start in on
tackle
take up
tear into

attacks

verb. set to work

buckle down
deal with
dive into
plunge into
set to
start in on
tackle
take up
tear into

direct

verb. put all of efforts toward

address
aim
apply
bend
buckle down
devote
endeavor
fix
give
set
settle
strive
throw
try
turn

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