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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:
- jump down
- look forward to
- lose out
- mess around
- pass away
- pay for
- rip off
- run down
- run off
- run off
- steer clear
- stick up
- zero in
- as all get-out
- at a stand
- burn the midnight oil
- by heart
- by hook or by crook
- by leaps and bounds
- carry a torch for
- dead as a doorknob
- eat one's words
- gloss over
- go bananas
- half-baked
- hit the spot
- if needs be
- jolly someone along
- keep an eye on
- keep somebody posted
- low-hanging fruit
- nervous as a cat
- not in kansas anymore
- nuts and bolts
- off-color
- old school
- on edge
- on the right track
- out of proportion
- outside the box
- pardon my french
- penny pincher
- pull one's weight
- rough around the edges
- rule of thumb
- seat-of-the-pants
- see yellow
- smack of
- square meal
- sure of oneself
- take one's time
- take the lead
- talk a blue streak
- test the waters
- thanks a bunch
- be-all, end-all
- the upper hand
- thumbs up
- turn to stone
- under one's nose
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