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get serious

VERB

buckle down

Synonyms

WEAK

address apply oneself attend to bend concentrate on dedicate oneself to devote oneself to exert oneself 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

WEAK

be lazy ignore relax

Example Sentences

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“They better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is no turning back,” he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

After graduating from high school, Russell suffered an injury and decided to put down the baseball bat and get serious about acting.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

After all, such creep — or fraud, if you want to get serious with it — has been part of the conversation around other major awards shows for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

To get serious about closing the skills gap, we need to close the funding gap.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Some of the ones that helped me come to mind, from finding strong mentors to being entrusted with responsibilities that forced me to get serious about my behavior.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

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