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buckle down

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  • verb idiomatic To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself (e.g. to work or study).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb work very hard, like a slave

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synonyms (19)

Words with the same meaning

  1. be determined
  2. be in earnest
  3. be resolved
  4. buckle to
  5. cross the Rubicon
  6. die fighting
  7. die hard
  8. endeavor
  9. go all out
  10. go for broke
  11. hump
  12. hump it
  13. knuckle down
  14. lay to
  15. mean business
  16. never say die
  17. ply the oar
  18. spare no effort
  19. take the plunge

hypernyms (2)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. do work
  2. work

cross-references (3)

Cross-references

  1. buckle up
  2. hunker down
  3. knuckle down

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