buckle down

Speech parts

1. buckle down - Verb

2. buckle down - Phrase

Meaning

work very hard, like a slave

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

knuckle down focus slave struggle concentrate strive endeavor persevere get cracking get going get moving take the bull by the horns beaver away break one's back concentrate on
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Antonyms

loaf idle laze hang around vegetate cool it
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Hypernyms

work do work

Related terms

buckle up buckle to

Examples

Acting was never my first choice as a profession, but I came to terms with it when I decided I better buckle down and be the best I can be at it. Mickey Rourke

Do I need to buckle down and encourage us all to move on, or is it possible to maintain a relationship with our beloved teacher? Source: Internet

After two five-minutes periods of extra time solved nothing, Lac La Biche was able to buckle down and win the gold in a dramatic set of penalty kicks. Source: Internet

Journalism is a pretty precarious existence, as you warned me it would be​—more so when you sell what you can on the open market rather than buckle down to an eight-to-seven drudgery with a regular employer. Source: Internet

Sometimes the suckiest days are motivating, as they can be so miserable as to serve a "never again" purpose, and make me buckle down the next day and produce, dammit. Source: Internet

They had to buckle down and build shelters immediately if they were to survive this disquieting new world. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

buckle down

Close letter words and terms

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