knuckle down

Example Sentences

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"I had a word with myself after the first set - I needed to really knuckle down and focus and I knew his level wasn't really going to drop," Draper added.

From BBC • May 13, 2025

I mean, that was very hard, so it took a while and I had to sort of knuckle down, but I wanted to put something honest on the page.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2023

"Just really knuckle down, because we don’t want to be one of those teams that’s got to rearrange their schedule because we have COVID," King said.

From Fox News • Dec. 15, 2021

“Just really knuckle down, because we don’t want to be one of those teams that’s got to rearrange their schedule because we have COVID,” King said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2021

“I’ll tell you what. I’m going to try to make some money. If you knuckle down and pass examinations a year early, why, I’ll help you through college.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck