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To put forth the needed effort; to focus; become serious; apply oneself.
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If he would buckle down and do his homework, he could be an excellent student.
Submitted on September 02, 2012
Modified by rinat on April 18, 2023
More phrases:
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- double up
- kick in
- mess around
- pick up
- play up
- pop off
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- put in
- run across
- spread out
- stand for
- tie up
- zero in on
- bear in mind
- bet dollars to donuts
- birds and bees
- cherry-pick
- dead duck
- diamond in the rough
- dry run
- every which way
- fly off the handle
- from a to z
- get by the balls
- get it on
- get off
- gloss over
- good job
- hard of hearing
- heart to heart
- heebie-jeebies
- hem and haw
- if needs be
- in line
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- night owl
- nine lives
- old stick
- on a full stomach
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- out of house and home
- play old harry
- play the race card
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- quick-and-dirty
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