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buckle down
buck·le B0524100 (bŭk′əl)n.1. A clasp for fastening two ends, as of straps or a belt, in which a device attached to one of the ends is fitted or coupled to the other.2. An ornament that resembles this clasp, such as a metal square on a shoe or hat.3. An instance of bending, warping, or crumpling; a bend or bulge.v. buck·led, buck·ling, buck·les v.tr.1. To fasten with a buckle.2. To cause to bend, warp, or crumple.v.intr.1. To become fastened with a buckle.2. To bend, warp, or crumple, as under pressure or heat.3. To give way; collapse: My knees buckled with fear.4. To succumb, as to exhaustion or authority; give in: finally buckled under the excessive demands of the job.Phrasal Verbs: buckle down To apply oneself with determination. buckle up To use a safety belt, especially in an automobile.
[Middle English bokel, from Old French boucle, from Latin buccula, cheek strap of a helmet, diminutive of bucca, cheek.]buckle down vb (intr, adverb) informal to apply oneself with determination: to buckle down to a job. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | buckle down - work very hard, like a slavebreak one's back, knuckle down, slavedo work, work - be employed; "Is your husband working again?"; "My wife never worked"; "Do you want to work after the age of 60?"; "She never did any work because she inherited a lot of money"; "She works as a waitress to put herself through college" |
buckleverb1. To fall in:cave in, collapse, crumple, give, go.Idiom: give way.2. To give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength:bow, capitulate, submit, succumb, surrender, yield.Informal: fold.phrasal verb
buckle downTo devote (oneself or one's efforts):address, apply, bend, concentrate, dedicate, devote, direct, focus, give, turn.Translationsbuckle down
buckle down1. To anchor or fasten something or someone in place. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "buckle" and "down." Did you buckle the bikes down securely? Can you please buckle down the baby in her highchair?2. To put forth maximum effort toward something, especially after not having done so. If you want to get a passing grade this semester, you'll really need to buckle down and study hard.See also: buckle, downbuckle someone or something downto attach someone or something down with straps that buckle together. They stopped to buckle the load down again. Did you buckle down the kids?See also: buckle, downbuckle down (to something)to settle down to something; to begin to work seriously at something. If you don't buckle down to your job, you'll be fired. You had better buckle down and get busy.See also: buckle, downbuckle downSet to work, apply oneself with determination, as in All right, we'll buckle down now and study for exams. Originating about 1700 as buckle to, the expression gained currency with the football song "Buckle-Down, Winsocki" (from the Broadway musical comedy Best Foot Forward, 1941). [Mid-1800s] See also: buckle, downbuckle downv.1. To secure something or someone with straps that fasten together with buckles: Don't forget to buckle down the top of the suitcase before we pack it into the car. We took off our backpacks and buckled them down on the roof of the truck.2. To apply oneself and start working seriously at something: I've wasted a lot of time, and now I have to buckle down and finish my homework.See also: buckle, downEncyclopediaSeebucklebuckle down
Synonyms for buckle downverb work very hard, like a slaveSynonyms- break one's back
- knuckle down
- slave
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